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1 DIALOGUESconcerningNa​tural 1 Dialogues
2 Religion.​n—*m+*m+m»m*—*i 2 Concerning
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4 -​i 4 ReligionbyDavid
5 ;​Pamphilus 5 HumePAMPHILUS
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9 been 9 been
10 remarked,​ 10 remarked,​
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14 though 14 though
15 the 15 the
16 ancient 16 ancient
17 philosophers 17 philosophersconveyed
18 conveyed  
19 most 18 most
20 of 19 of
21 theirinstruction 20 their
  21 instruction
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23 the 23 the
24 form 24 form
25 of 25 of
26 dialogue,​ 26 dialogue,​
27 thismethod 27 this
28 of 28 methodof
29 composition 29 composition
30 has 30 has
31 been 31 been
32 littleA 32 little
33 practised6 33 practised
34 Dialogues  
35 concerningpractised  
36 in 34 in
37 later 35 later
38 ages,​ 36 ages,​
39 and 37 and
40 has 38 has
41 seldomsucceeded 39 seldomsucceeded
42 in 40 in
43 the 41 the
44 hands 42 hands
45 of 43 of
46 those 44 those
47 whohave 45 who
  46 have
48 attempted 47 attempted
49 it.​ 48 it.​
50 Accurate 49 Accurate
51 and 50 andregular
52 regular  
53 argument,​ 51 argument,​
54 indeed,​ 52 indeed,​
55 such 53 such
56 as 54 as
57 is 55 is
58 nowexpected 56 now
  57 expected
59 of 58 of
60 philosophical 59 philosophicalinquirer​s,​
61 inquirers,​ 60 naturally
62 na-​turally  
63 throws 61 throws
64 a 62 a
65 man 63 man
66 into 64 into
67 the 65 the
68 methodical 66 methodical
69 and 67 and
70 didactic 68 didacticmanner;​
71 manner  
72 ;​  
73 where 69 where
74 he 70 he
75 canimmediately,​ 71 can
  72 immediately,​
76 without 73 without
77 preparation,​ 74 preparation,​
78 explain 75 explain
79 the 76 the
80 point 77 pointat
81 at  
82 which 78 which
83 he 79 he
84 aims;​ 80 aims;​
85 andthence 81 and
  82 thence
86 proceed,​ 83 proceed,​
87 without 84 without
88 interruption,​to 85 interruption,​
89 deduce 86 to
90 the 87 deducethe
91 proofs 88 proofs
92 on 89 on
93 which 90 which
94 it 91 it
95 isestablished.​ 92 is
  93 established.​
96 To 94 To
97 deliver 95 deliver
98 a 96 a
99 SYSTEM 97 SYSTEM
100 inconversation,​ 98 inconversation,​
101 scarcely 99 scarcely
102 appears 100 appears
103 natural 101 natural;​
104 ;​and 102 and
105 while 103 while
106 the 104 the
107 dialogue-​writer 105 dialogue-​writerdesires,​
108 desires,​by 106 by
109 departing 107 departing
110 from 108 from
111 the 109 the
112 direct 110 direct
113 style 111 style
114 ofrcomposition,​ 112 of
  113 composition,​
115 to 114 to
116 give 115 give
117 a 116 afreer
118 freer  
119 air 117 air
120 to 118 to
121 hisperformance,​ 119 his
  120 performance,​
122 and 121 and
123 avoid 122 avoid
124 the 123 the
125 appearanceof 124 appearance
  125 of
126 Author 126 Author
127 and 127 andReader,​
128 Reader,​  
129 he 128 he
130 is 129 is
131 apt 130 apt
132 to 131 to
133 runinto 132 run
  133 into
134 a 134 a
135 worse 135 worse
136 inconvenience,​ 136 inconvenience,​
137 and 137 and
138 conveythe 138 convey
139 image 139 theimage
140 of 140 of
141 Pedagogue 141 Pedagogue
142 and 142 and
143 Pupil.​ 143 Pupil.​
144 Orif 144 Or,​
  145 if
145 he 146 he
146 carries 147 carries
147 on 148 on
148 the 149 the
149 dispute 150 dispute
150 in 151 in
151 the 152 thenatural
152 natural  
153 spirit 153 spirit
154 of 154 of
155 good 155 good
156 company,​ 156 company,​
157 by 157 by
158 throwing 158 throwing
159 in 159 in
160 a 160 a
161 variety 161 variety
162 of 162 of
163 topics,​ 163 topics,​
164 and 164 andpreserving
165 preserving  
166 a 165 a
167 proper 166 proper
168 balance 167 balance
169 among 168 among
170 the 169 the
171 speakers;​Natural 170 speakers,​
172 Religion.​ers  
173 ;​  
174 he 171 he
175 often 172 often
176 loses 173 loses
177 so 174 so
178 much 175 muchtime
179 time 176 in
180 inpreparations 177 preparations
181 and 178 and
182 transitions,​ 179 transitions,​
183 that 180 that
184 thereader 181 the
  182 reader
185 will 183 will
186 scarcely 184 scarcelythink
187 think  
188 himself 185 himself
189 compensated,​ 186 compensated,​
190 by 187 by
191 all 188 all
192 the 189 the
193 graces 190 graces
194 of 191 of
195 dialogue,​for 192 dialogue,​
  193 for
196 the 194 the
197 order,​ 195 order,​brevity,​
198 brevity,​  
199 and 196 and
200 precisionwhich 197 precision,​
  198 which
201 are 199 are
202 sacrificed 200 sacrificed
203 to 201 to
204 them.​There 202 them.​There
205 are 203 are
206 some 204 some
207 subjects,​ 205 subjects,​
208 however,​to 206 however,​
  207 to
209 which 208 which
210 dialogue-​writing 209 dialogue-​writing
211 is 210 is
212 peculiarlyadapted,​ 211 peculiarlyadapted,​
213 and 212 and
214 where 213 where
215 it 214 it
216 is 215 is
217 still 216 still
218 preferableto 217 preferable
  218 to
219 the 219 the
220 direct 220 direct
221 and 221 and
222 simple 222 simple
223 method 223 methodof
224 of  
225 composition.​Any 224 composition.​Any
226 point 225 point
227 of 226 of
228 doctrine,​ 227 doctrine,​
229 which 228 which
230 is 229 is
231 soolnnous 230 so
  231 obvious
232 that 232 that
233 it 233 it
234 scarcely 234 scarcely
235 admits 235 admits
236 of 236 ofdispute,​
237 dispute,​  
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239 at 238 at
240 the 239 the
241 same 240 same
242 time 241 time
243 so 242 so
244 importantthat 243 important
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245 it 245 it
246 cannot 246 cannot
247 be 247 be
248 too 248 too
249 often 249 ofteninculcated,​
250 inculcated,​seems 250 seems
251 to 251 to
252 require 252 require
253 some 253 some
254 such 254 such
255 method 255 method
256 ofhandling 256 of
  257 handling
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259 the 260 thenovelty
260 novelty  
261 of 261 of
262 themanner 262 the
  263 manner
263 may 264 may
264 compensate 265 compensate
265 the 266 the
266 triteness 267 triteness
267 ofthe 268 of
268 subject;​  
269 where  
270 the 269 the
  270 subject;​
  271 wherethe
271 vivacity 272 vivacity
272 of 273 of
273 conversation 274 conversation
274 may 275 may
275 enforce 276 enforce
276 the 277 the
277 precept 278 precept;​
278 ;​ 279 and
279 andwhere 280 where
280 the 281 thevariety
281 variety  
282 of 282 of
283 lights,​ 283 lights,​
284 presentedby 284 presented
  285 by
285 various 286 various
286 personages 287 personages
287 and 288 and
288 characters,​A 289 characters,​
289 2 290 mayappear
290 may8  
291 Dialogues  
292 concerningmay  
293 appear  
294 neither 291 neither
295 tedious 292 tedious
296 nor 293 nor
297 redundant.​Any 294 redundant.​Any
298 question 295 question
299 of 296 of
300 philosophy,​ 297 philosophy,​
301 on 298 on
302 theother 299 the
  300 other
303 hand,​ 301 hand,​
304 which 302 which
305 is 303 is
306 so 304 so
307 obscure 305 OBSCURE
308 and 306 andUNCERTAIN,​
309 uncertain,​  
310 that 307 that
311 human 308 human
312 reason 309 reason
313 can 310 can
314 reach 311 reach
315 nofixed 312 no
  313 fixed
316 determination 314 determination
317 with 315 with
318 regard 316 regardto
319 to 317 it;​
320 it 318 if
321 ;​if  
322 it 319 it
323 should 320 should
324 be 321 be
325 treated 322 treated
326 at 323 at
327 all,​ 324 all,​
328 seems 325 seems
329 to 326 to
330 leadus 327 lead
  328 us
331 naturally 329 naturally
332 into 330 intothe
333 the  
334 style 331 style
335 of 332 of
336 dialogueand 333 dialogue
  334 and
337 conversation.​ 335 conversation.​
338 Reasonable 336 Reasonable
339 men 337 men
340 maybe 338 may
  339 be
341 allowed 340 allowed
342 to 341 todiffer,​
343 differ,​  
344 where 342 where
345 no 343 no
346 one 344 one
347 canreasonably 345 can
  346 reasonably
348 be 347 be
349 positive 348 positive.​
350 :​  
351 Opposite 349 Opposite
352 sentiments,​ 350 sentiments,​even
353 even  
354 without 351 without
355 any 352 any
356 decision,​ 353 decision,​
357 afford 354 afford
358 an 355 an
359 agreeable 356 agreeable
360 amusement 357 amusement;​
361 :​  
362 and 358 and
363 ifthe 359 if
364 subject 360 thesubject
365 be 361 be
366 curious 362 curious
367 and 363 and
368 interesting,​the 364 interesting,​
  365 the
369 book 366 book
370 carries 367 carries
371 us,​ 368 us,​
372 in 369 in
373 a 370 a
374 manner,​ 371 manner,​into
375 into  
376 company;​ 372 company;​
377 and 373 and
378 unites 374 unites
379 the 375 the
380 two 376 two
381 greatest 377 greatest
382 and 378 and
383 purest 379 purest
384 pleasures 380 pleasures
385 of 381 of
386 human 382 humanlife,​
387 life,​study 383 study
388 and 384 and
389 society.​Happily,​ 385 society.​Happily,​
390 these 386 these
391 circumstances 387 circumstances
392 are 388 are
393 allto 389 all
  390 to
394 be 391 be
395 found 392 found
396 in 393 in
397 the 394 the
398 subject 395 subject
399 of 396 ofNATURAL
400 NzVTU-​<RAL  
401 RELIGION.​ 397 RELIGION.​
402 What 398 What
403 truth 399 truth
404 so 400 so
405 obvious,​ 401 obvious,​
406 so 402 so
407 certain,​ 403 certain,​
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409 the 405 the
410 being 406 being
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412 aGod,​Natural 408 aGod,​
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414 which 409 which
415 the 410 the
416 most 411 most
417 ignorant 412 ignorant
418 ages 413 ages
419 haveacknowledged,​ 414 have
  415 acknowledged,​
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421 which 417 which
422 the 418 the
423 most 419 mostrefined
424 refined  
425 geniuses 420 geniuses
426 have 421 have
427 ambitiously 422 ambitiously
428 strivento 423 striven
  424 to
429 produce 425 produce
430 new 426 new
431 proofs 427 proofs
432 and 428 andarguments?
433 arguments 429 What
434 ?What  
435 truth 430 truth
436 so 431 so
437 important 432 important
438 as 433 as
439 this,​ 434 this,​
440 whichis 435 which
  436 is
441 the 437 the
442 ground 438 ground
443 ofall 439 of
444 our 440 allour
445 hopes,​ 441 hopes,​
446 the 442 the
447 surestfoundation 443 surest
  444 foundation
448 of 445 of
449 morality,​ 446 morality,​
450 the 447 the
451 firmest 448 firmest
452 support 449 support
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454 society,​  
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456 the 452 the
457 only 453 only
458 principlewhich 454 principle
  455 which
459 ought 456 ought
460 never 457 never
461 to 458 to
462 be 459 be
463 a 460 a
464 moment 461 moment
465 absent 462 absentfrom
466 from  
467 our 463 our
468 thoughts 464 thoughts
469 and 465 and
470 meditations? 466 meditations?
471 But 467 But,​
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473 treating 469 treating
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475 this.​ 471 this
476 obviousand 472 obvious
477 important 473 andimportant
478 truth 474 truth,​
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480 what 475 what
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484 the 480 the
485 nature 481 nature
486 of 482 ofthat
487 that 483 Divine
488 divine 484 Being,​
489 Being  
490 ;​  
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492 attributes,​ 486 attributes,​
493 his 487 his
494 decrees,​ 488 decrees,​
495 his 489 his
496 plan 490 plan
497 of 491 of
498 providence? 492 providence?These
499 These  
500 have 493 have
501 been 494 been
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503 subjected 496 subjected
504 to 497 to
505 the 498 the
506 disputations 499 disputations
507 of 500 of
508 men:​ 501 men;​
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510 these,​  
511 human 503 human
512 reason 504 reason
513 has 505 has
514 notreached 506 not
  507 reached
515 any 508 any
516 certain 509 certain
517 determination:​ 510 determination.​
518 Butthese 511 But
519 are 512 theseare
520 topics 513 topics
521 so 514 so
522 interesting,​ 515 interesting,​
523 that 516 that
524 wecannot 517 we
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525 restrain 519 restrain
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527 restless 521 restless
528 inquiry 522 inquirywith
529 withregard 523 regard
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531 them 525 them;​
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536 uncertainty,​ 530 uncertainty,​
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540 .​  
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552 researches.​This 541 accurateresearches.​This
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556 occasion 545 occasion
557 to 546 to
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562 usual,​ 552 usual,​
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565 the 555 summer
566 summer-​season 556 season
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568 CLEANTHES,​ 558 CLEANTHES,​
569 andwas 559 and
  560 was
570 present 561 present
571 at 562 at
572 those,​ 563 those
573 conversations 564 conversationsof
574 ofhis 565 his
575 with 566 with
576 PHILO 567 PHILO
577 and 568 and
578 DEMEA.​ 569 DEMEA,​
579 of 570 of
580 whichI 571 which
  572 I
581 gave 573 gave
582 you 574 you
583 lately 575 lately
584 some 576 some
585 imperfect 577 imperfectaccount.​
586 account.​  
587 Your 578 Your
588 curiosity,​ 579 curiosity,​
589 you 580 you
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591 toldme,​ 582 told
  583 me,​
592 was 584 was
593 so 585 so
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597 must 589 must,​of
598 of 590 necessity,​
599 necessity  
600 enter 591 enter
601 into 592 into
602 a 593 a
603 more 594 more
604 exact 595 exact
605 detail 596 detail
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  598 their
607 reasonings,​ 599 reasonings,​
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609 display  
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  608 regard
617 to 609 to
618 so 610 sodelicate
619 delicate  
620 a 611 a
621 subject 612 subject
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623 that 614 that
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625 Religion.​ 616 natural
  617 religion.​
626 The 618 The
627 remarkable 619 remarkable
628 con-​trast 620 contrastin
629 in  
630 their 621 their
631 characters 622 characters
632 still 623 still
633 farther 624 further
634 raised 625 raised
635 your 626 your
636 expectations 627 expectations;​
637 ;​  
638 while 628 while
639 you 629 youopposed
640 opposed  
641 the 630 the
642 accurate 631 accurate
643 philosophical 632 philosophical
644 turn 633 turn
645 ofCleanthes 634 of
  635 CLEANTHES
646 to 636 to
647 the 637 the
648 careless 638 carelessscepticism
649 scepticismof 639 of
650 Philo,​ 640 PHILO,​
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652 compared 642 compared
653 either 643 either
654 of 644 of
655 theirdispositions 645 their
  646 dispositions
656 with 647 with
657 the 648 therigid
658 rigid  
659 inflexible 649 inflexible
660 orthodoxy 650 orthodoxy
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662 Demea.​ 652 DEMEA.​
663 My 653 My
664 youth 654 youth
665 ren<-​dered 655 rendered
666 me 656 me
667 a 657 a
668 mere 658 mere
669 auditor 659 auditorof
670 of  
671 their 660 their
672 dis-​:​putes 661 disputes;​
673 ;​Natural  
674 Religion.​  
675 iiputes  
676 ;​  
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678 that 663 that
679 curiosity 664 curiosity,​
680 natural 665 natural
681 to 666 to
682 theearly 667 the
  668 early
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684 of 670 oflife,​
685 life,​  
686 has 671 has
687 so 672 so
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689 imprinted 674 imprinted
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691 my 676 my
692 memory 677 memory
693 the 678 the
694 whole 679 whole
695 chainand 680 chain
696 connection 681 and
697 of 682 connectionof
698 their 683 their
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702 I 688 I
703 shall 689 shall
704 not 690 not
705 omit 691 omit
706 or 692 or
707 confound 693 confound
708 any 694 anyconsiderable
709 considerable  
710 part 695 part
711 of 696 of
712 them 697 them
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714 recital.​A 699 the
715 4 700 recital.​PART
716 PART.​ 701 1After
717 .​•-​ 702 I
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719 AR 704 the
720 T 705 company,​
721 I.​After 706 whom
722 Ijoinedthecompany,​whom 707 I
723 PartI  
724 found 708 found
725 sitting 709 sitting
726 in 710 in
727 Cleanthes's'^.​library,​ 711 CLEANTHES's
728 Demea 712 library,​DEMEA
729 paid 713 paid
730 Cleanthes 714 CLEANTHES
731 somecompliments,​ 715 some
  716 compliments
732 on 717 on
733 the 718 the
734 great 719 great
735 care 720 care
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739 my  
740 education,​ 725 education,​
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742 on 727 on
743 hisunwearied 728 his
  729 unwearied
744 perseverance 730 perseverance
745 and 731 and
746 constancyin 732 constancy
  733 in
747 all 734 all
748 his 735 hisfriendships.​
749 friendships.​  
750 The 736 The
751 father 737 father
752 of.​Pa 738 of
753 mphilu 739 PAMPHILUS,​
754 s,​  
755 said 740 said
756 he,​ 741 he,​
757 was 742 was
758 yourintimatefriend:​ 743 your
759 The 744 intimate
  745 friend:​The
760 son 746 son
761 is 747 is
762 your 748 your
763 pupil.​;​ 749 pupil;​
764 and 750 and
765 mayindeed 751 may
  752 indeed
766 be 753 be
767 regarded 754 regarded
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769 your 756 your
770 adopted 757 adopted
771 son,​were 758 son,​were
772 we 759 we
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774 judge 761 judge
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776 the 763 the
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782 to 770 to
783 him 771 him
784 everyuseful 772 everyuseful
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786 of 774 of
787 literature 775 literature
788 and 776 and
789 science.​-​You 777 science.​
  778 You
790 are 779 are
791 .​no 780 no
792 more 781 more
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794 I 783 I
795 am 784 ampersuaded,​
796 persuaded,​  
797 .​  
798 in 785 in
799 prudence 786 prudence,​
800 than 787 than
801 in 788 in
802 industry.​I 789 industry.​
  790 I
803 shall,​ 791 shall,​
804 therefore,​ 792 therefore,​
805 communicate 793 communicateto
806 to 794 you
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808 Dialogues  
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811 maxim 796 maxim,​
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817 regard 802 regard
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822 that  
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825 how 810 how
826 far 811 far
827 it 812 it
828 agrees 813 agrees
829 with 814 with
830 your 815 your
831 practice.​ 816 practice.​
832 The 817 The
833 method 818 method
834 I 819 Ifollow
835 follow  
836 in 820 in
837 their 821 their
838 e-​ducation 822 education
839 is 823 is
840 founded 824 founded
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842 the 826 the
843 saying 827 saying
844 of 828 of
845 anancient,​ 829 an
846 " 830 ancient,​
847 That 831 "Thatstudents
848 students  
849 of 832 of
850 philosophy** 833 philosophy
851 oughtfrst 834 ought
  835 first
852 to 836 to
853 learn 837 learn
854 Logics,​ 838 logics,​
855 then 839 then
856 Ethics,​" 840 ethics,​
857 next 841 nextphysics,​
858 Physics,​  
859 last 842 last
860 of 843 of
861 all 844 all
862 the 845 the
863 Nature 846 nature
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865 the 848 the
866 Gods 849 gods.​"
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875 being 863 the
876 themost 864 most
877 profound 865 profound
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879 abstruse 867 abstruse
880 of 868 of
881 any,​ 869 any,​
882 required 870 required
883 the 871 the
884 maturest 872 maturestjudgement
885 judgment  
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887 its 874 its
888 students 875 students;​
889 ;​  
890 and 876 and
891 none 877 none
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893 a 879 a
894 mind,​ 880 mind
895 enrichedwith 881 enriched
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896 all 883 all
897 the 884 the
898 other 885 othersciences,​
899 sciences,​  
900 can 886 can
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902 beentrusted 888 be
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903 with 890 with
904 it.​Are 891 it.​Are
905 you 892 you
906 so 893 so
907 late,​ 894 late,​
908 says 895 says
909 PhiLO,​"m 896 PHILO,​
  897 in
910 teaching 898 teaching
911 your 899 your
912 children 900 children
913 the 901 the
914 principles 902 principles
915 of 903 ofreligion?
916 religion?  
917 Is 904 Is
918 there 905 there
919 no 906 no
920 danger 907 danger
921 of 908 of
922 their 909 their
923 neglecting,​ 910 neglecting,​
924 or 911 or
925 rejecting 912 rejecting
926 altogether,​ 913 altogetherthose
927 thoseopinions,​ 914 opinions
928 of 915 of
929 which 916 which
930 they 917 they
931 have 918 have
932 heard 919 heard
933 solittle 920 so
  921 little
934 during 922 during
935 the 923 the
936 whole 924 whole
937 course 925 courseof
938 of 926 their
939 theireducation 927 education?
940 ?  
941 It 928 It
942 is 929 is
943 only 930 only
944 as 931 as
945 a 932 a
946 science,​ 933 science,​
947 replied* 934 replied
948 Chryfippus 935 DEMEA,​
949 apud  
950 Plut.​  
951 de  
952 repug.​  
953 Stoicorum,​Natural  
954 Religion.​  
955  
956 15plied  
957 Demea,​  
958 subjected 936 subjected
959 to 937 tohuman
960 human 938 reasoning
961 rea-​  
962 j  
963 Tsoning  
964 and 939 and
965 disputation,​ 940 disputation,​
966 that 941 that
967 I 942 I
968 postpone 943 postpone
969 ^^-​jthe 944 the
970 study 945 study
971 of 946 of
972 Natural 947 NaturalTheology.​
973 Theology.​  
974 To 948 To
975 season 949 season
976 their 950 their
977 minds 951 minds
978 with 952 with
979 early 953 early
980 piety,​ 954 piety,​
981 is 955 is
982 mychief 956 my
983 care 957 chief
984 ;​ 958 care;​
985 and 959 andby
986 by  
987 continual 960 continual
988 preceptand 961 precept
  962 and
989 instruction,​ 963 instruction,​
990 and 964 and
991 I 965 I
992 hope 966 hope
993 too 967 too
994 by 968 by
995 example,​ 969 example,​
996 I 970 Iimprint
997 imprint  
998 deeply 971 deeply
999 on 972 on
1000 their 973 their
1001 tenderminds 974 tender
  975 minds
1002 an 976 an
1003 habitual 977 habitual
1004 reverence 978 reverence
1005 for 979 for
1006 all 980 all
1007 theprinciples 981 theprinciples
1008 of 982 of
1009 religion.​ 983 religion.​
1010 While 984 While
1011 they 985 they
1012 passthrough 986 pass
  987 through
1013 every 988 every
1014 other 989 other
1015 science,​ 990 science,​
1016 I 991 Istill
1017 still  
1018 remark 992 remark
1019 the 993 the
1020 uncertainty 994 uncertainty
1021 of 995 of
1022 each 996 each
1023 part 997 part;​
1024 ;​ 998 the
1025 theeternal 999 eternal
1026 disputations 1000 disputations
1027 of 1001 ofmen;​
1028 men  
1029 ;​  
1030 the 1002 the
1031 obscurity 1003 obscurity
1032 of 1004 of
1033 all 1005 all
1034 philosophy 1006 philosophy;​
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1037 the 1008 the
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1044 geniuses 1016 geniuses
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1046 derived 1018 derived
1047 fromthe 1019 from
1048 principles 1020 theprinciples
1049 of 1021 of
1050 mere 1022 mere
1051 human 1023 human
1052 reason.​Having 1024 reason.​
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1053 thus 1026 thus
1054 tamed 1027 tamed
1055 their 1028 their
1056 mind 1029 mind
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1058 a 1031 a
1059 proper 1032 propersubmission
1060 submission  
1061 and 1033 and
1062 self-​diffidence,​ 1034 self-​diffidence,​
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1067 scruple 1040 scruple
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1069 opening 1042 openingto
1070 .​.​to  
1071 them 1043 them
1072 the 1044 the
1073 greatest 1045 greatest
1074 mysteries 1046 mysteries
1075 of 1047 of
1076 reli-​ 1048 religion;​
1077 .​gion  
1078 ;​  
1079 nor 1049 nor
1080 apprehend 1050 apprehend
1081 any 1051 any
1082 danger 1052 danger
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1084 assuming 1054 assuming
1085 arrogance 1055 arrogance
1086 of 1056 of
1087 philosophy,​which 1057 philosophy,​
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1088 may 1059 may
1089 lead 1060 lead
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1092 reject 1063 reject
1093 the 1064 themost
1094 mostestablished 1065 established
1095 doctrines 1066 doctrines
1096 and 1067 and
1097 opinions.​Your16 1068 opinions.​Your
1098 Dialogues  
1099 concerningPart  
1100 Your  
1101 precaution,​ 1069 precaution,​
1102 says 1070 says
1103 Philo,​ 1071 PHILO,​
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1105 soning 1073 seasoning
1106 your 1074 your
1107 childrens 1075 children's
1108 minds 1076 minds
1109 early 1077 earlywith
1110 withpiety,​ 1078 piety,​
1111 is 1079 is
1112 certainly 1080 certainly
1113 very 1081 very
1114 reasonable 1082 reasonable;​
1115 ;​ 1083 and
1116 andno 1084 no
1117 more 1085 more
1118 than 1086 than
1119 is 1087 is
1120 requisite 1088 requisitein
1121 in  
1122 this 1089 this
1123 profane 1090 profane
1124 and 1091 and
1125 irreligious 1092 irreligious
1126 age.​ 1093 age.​
1127 But 1094 But
1128 what 1095 what
1129 Ichiefly 1096 I
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1130 admire 1098 admire
1131 in 1099 in
1132 your 1100 yourplan
1133 plan  
1134 of 1101 of
1135 education,​ 1102 education,​
1136 is 1103 is
1137 your 1104 your
1138 method 1105 method
1139 of 1106 of
1140 drawing 1107 drawing
1141 advantage 1108 advantage
1142 from 1109 from
1143 the 1110 the
1144 very 1111 veryprinciples
1145 principles  
1146 of 1112 of
1147 philosophy 1113 philosophy
1148 and 1114 and
1149 learning,​ 1115 learning,​
1150 which,​ 1116 which,​
1151 by 1117 by
1152 inspiring 1118 inspiring
1153 pride 1119 pride
1154 and 1120 andself-​sufficiency,​
1155 self-​sufficiency,​ 1121 have
1156 havecommonly,​ 1122 commonly,​
1157 in 1123 in
1158 all 1124 all
1159 ages,​ 1125 ages,​
1160 been 1126 been
1161 found 1127 found
1162 sodestructive 1128 so
1163 to 1129 destructiveto
1164 the 1130 the
1165 principles 1131 principles
1166 of 1132 of
1167 religion.​The 1133 religion.​
  1134 The
1168 vulgar,​ 1135 vulgar,​
1169 indeed,​ 1136 indeed,​
1170 we 1137 we
1171 may 1138 may
1172 remark,​who 1139 remark,​
1173 are 1140 who
1174 unacquainted 1141 areunacquainted
1175 with 1142 with
1176 science 1143 science
1177 andprofound 1144 and
  1145 profound
1178 inquiry,​ 1146 inquiry,​
1179 observing 1147 observing
1180 the 1148 the
1181 end-​less 1149 endlessdisputes
1182 disputes  
1183 of 1150 of
1184 the 1151 the
1185 learned,​ 1152 learned,​
1186 have 1153 have
1187 commonly 1154 commonly
1188 a 1155 a
1189 thorough 1156 thorough
1190 contempt 1157 contempt
1191 for 1158 forphilosophy;​
1192 Philo-​losophy  
1193 ;​  
1194 and 1159 and
1195 rivet 1160 rivet
1196 themselves 1161 themselves
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1199 that 1165 that
1200 means,​ 1166 means,​
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1202 the 1168 the
1203 great 1169 greatpoints
1204 points 1170 of
1205 oftheology 1171 theology
1206 which 1172 which
1207 have 1173 have
1208 been 1174 been
1209 taught 1175 taught
1210 them.​Those 1176 them.​
  1177 Those
1211 who 1178 who
1212 enter 1179 enter
1213 a 1180 a
1214 little 1181 littleinto
1215 into  
1216 study 1182 study
1217 andinquiry,​ 1183 and
  1184 inquiry,​
1218 finding 1185 finding
1219 many 1186 many
1220 appearances 1187 appearances
1221 ofevidence 1188 of
1222 in 1189 evidence
1223 doctrines 1190 indoctrines
1224 the 1191 the
1225 newest 1192 newest
1226 andmost 1193 and
  1194 most
1227 extraordinary,​ 1195 extraordinary,​
1228 think 1196 think
1229 nothing 1197 nothing
1230 toodifficultNatural 1198 too
1231 Religion.​ 1199 difficultfor
1232 17difficult  
1233 for  
1234 human 1200 human
1235 reason;​ 1201 reason;​
1236 and,​ 1202 and,​
1237 pre-​ 1203 presumptuously
1238 p£R1fsumptuously  
1239 breaking 1204 breaking
1240 thro' 1205 through
1241 all 1206 all
1242 fences,​profane 1207 fences,​profane
1243 the 1208 the
1244 inmost 1209 inmost
1245 sanctuaries 1210 sanctuaries
1246 of 1211 of
1247 thetemple.​ 1212 the
  1213 temple.​
1248 But 1214 But
1249 Cleanthes 1215 CLEANTHES
1250 will,​ 1216 will,​
1251 I 1217 I
1252 hope,​agree 1218 hope,​agree
1253 with 1219 with
1254 me,​ 1220 me,​
1255 that,​ 1221 that,​
1256 after 1222 after
1257 we 1223 we
1258 have 1224 have
1259 a-​bandoned 1225 abandoned
1260 ignorance,​ 1226 ignorance,​
1261 the 1227 the
1262 surest 1228 surestremedy,​
1263 remedy,​there 1229 there
1264 is 1230 is
1265 still 1231 still
1266 one 1232 one
1267 expedient 1233 expedient
1268 left 1234 left
1269 to 1235 to
1270 prevent 1236 prevent
1271 this 1237 this
1272 profane 1238 profaneliberty.​
1273 liberty.​ 1239 Let
1274 LetDemea'sprinciples 1240 DEMEA's
  1241 principles
1275 be 1242 be
1276 improved 1243 improved
1277 and 1244 and
1278 cultivated 1245 cultivated:​
1279 :​Let 1246 Let
1280 us 1247 us
1281 become 1248 becomethoroughly
1282 thoroughly  
1283 sensible 1249 sensible
1284 ofthe 1250 of
  1251 the
1285 weakness,​ 1252 weakness,​
1286 blindness,​ 1253 blindness,​
1287 and 1254 and
1288 narrowlimits,​ 1255 narrow
1289 of 1256 limits
1290 human 1257 ofhuman
1291 reason:​ 1258 reason:​
1292 Let 1259 Let
1293 us 1260 us
1294 dulyconsider 1261 duly
  1262 consider
1295 its 1263 its
1296 uncertainty 1264 uncertainty
1297 and 1265 and
1298 endlesscontrarieties,​ 1266 endlesscontrarieties,​
1299 even 1267 even
1300 in 1268 in
1301 subjects 1269 subjects
1302 of 1270 of
1303 common 1271 common
1304 life 1272 life
1305 and 1273 and
1306 practice:​ 1274 practice:​
1307 Let 1275 Let
1308 the 1276 theerrors
1309 errorsand 1277 and
1310 deceits 1278 deceits
1311 of 1279 of
1312 our 1280 our
1313 very 1281 very
1314 senses 1282 senses
1315 be 1283 be
1316 setbefore 1284 set
1317 us 1285 before
1318 ;​ 1286 us;​
1319 the 1287 the
1320 insuperable 1288 insuperabledifficulti​es
1321 difficultieswhich 1289 which
1322 attend 1290 attend
1323 first 1291 first
1324 principles 1292 principles
1325 in 1293 in
1326 all 1294 all
1327 sy*".​stems 1295 systems;​
1328 ;​ 1296 thecontradictions
1329 the  
1330 contradictions  
1331 which 1297 which
1332 adhere 1298 adhere
1333 to 1299 to
1334 the 1300 the
1335 very 1301 very
1336 ideas 1302 ideas
1337 of 1303 of
1338 matter,​ 1304 matter,​
1339 causeand 1305 cause
1340 effect,​ 1306 andeffect,​
1341 extension,​ 1307 extension,​
1342 space,​ 1308 space,​
1343 time,​ 1309 time,​
1344 motion 1310 motion;​
1345 ;​ 1311 and
1346 and,​  
1347 in 1312 in
1348 a 1313 a
1349 word,​ 1314 word,​
1350 quantity 1315 quantity
1351 of 1316 of
1352 allkinds,​ 1317 allkinds,​
1353 the 1318 the
1354 object 1319 object
1355 of 1320 of
1356 the 1321 the
1357 only 1322 only
1358 sciencethat 1323 science
  1324 that
1359 can 1325 can
1360 fairly 1326 fairly
1361 pretend 1327 pretend
1362 to 1328 to
1363 any 1329 anycertainty
1364 certaintyv  
1365 or18  
1366 Dialogues  
1367 concerningPart  
1368 or 1330 or
1369 evidence.​ 1331 evidence.​
1370 When 1332 When
1371 these 1333 these
1372 topics 1334 topics
1373 are 1335 are
1374 dis-​3uwi 1336 displayed
1375 played  
1376 in 1337 in
1377 their 1338 their
1378 full 1339 fulllight,​
1379 light,​  
1380 as 1340 as
1381 they 1341 they
1382 are 1342 are
1383 bysome 1343 by
  1344 some
1384 philosophers 1345 philosophers
1385 and 1346 and
1386 almost 1347 almost
1387 all 1348 all
1388 divines 1349 divines;​
1389 ;​  
1390 who 1350 who
1391 can 1351 canretain
1392 retain  
1393 such 1352 such
1394 confidencein 1353 confidence
  1354 in
1395 this 1355 this
1396 frail 1356 frail
1397 faculty 1357 faculty
1398 of 1358 of
1399 reason 1359 reason
1400 as 1360 as
1401 to 1361 to
1402 payany 1362 pay
1403 regard 1363 anyregard
1404 to 1364 to
1405 its 1365 its
1406 determinations 1366 determinations
1407 inpoints 1367 in
  1368 points
1408 so 1369 so
1409 sublime,​ 1370 sublime,​
1410 so 1371 so
1411 abstruse,​ 1372 abstruse,​
1412 so 1373 so
1413 re^mote 1374 remotefrom
1414 from  
1415 common 1375 common
1416 life 1376 life
1417 and 1377 and
1418 experience 1378 experience?
1419 ?When 1379 When
1420 the 1380 the
1421 coherence 1381 coherence
1422 of 1382 of
1423 the 1383 the
1424 parts 1384 parts
1425 of 1385 of
1426 astone,​ 1386 astone,​
1427 or 1387 or
1428 even 1388 even
1429 that 1389 that
1430 composition 1390 composition
1431 of 1391 of
1432 partswhich 1392 parts
  1393 which
1433 renders 1394 renders
1434 it 1395 it
1435 extended 1396 extended;​
1436 ;​ 1397 whenthese
1437 when 1398 familiar
1438 thesefamiliar  
1439 objects,​ 1399 objects,​
1440 I 1400 I
1441 say,​ 1401 say,​
1442 are 1402 are
1443 so 1403 so
1444 inexpli"-​cable,​ 1404 inexplicable,​
1445 and 1405 and
1446 contain 1406 containcircumstances
1447 circumstances 1407 so
1448 sorepugnant 1408 repugnant
1449 and 1409 and
1450 contradictory;​ 1410 contradictory;​
1451 withwhat 1411 with
  1412 what
1452 assurance 1413 assurance
1453 can 1414 can
1454 we 1415 wedecide
1455 decide 1416 concerning
1456 concern-​cerning  
1457 the 1417 the
1458 origin 1418 origin
1459 of 1419 of
1460 worlds,​ 1420 worlds,​
1461 or 1421 or
1462 tracetheir 1422 trace
  1423 their
1463 history 1424 history
1464 from 1425 frometernity
1465 eternity  
1466 to 1426 to
1467 eternity?While 1427 eternity?While
1468 Philo 1428 PHILO
1469 pronounced 1429 pronounced
1470 thesewords,​ 1430 these
  1431 words,​
1471 I 1432 I
1472 could 1433 could
1473 observe 1434 observe
1474 a 1435 a
1475 smile 1436 smile
1476 in 1437 in
1477 thecountenance 1438 thecountenance
1478 both 1439 both
1479 of 1440 of
1480 Demea 1441 DEMEA
1481 and 1442 and
1482 Cle-​anthes.​ 1443 CLEANTHES.​
1483 That 1444 That
1484 of 1445 of
1485 Demea 1446 DEMEA
1486 seemed 1447 seemed
1487 toimply 1448 to
1488 an 1449 imply
1489 unreserved 1450 anunreserved
1490 satisfaction 1451 satisfaction
1491 in 1452 in
1492 thedoctrines 1453 the
  1454 doctrines
1493 delivered:​ 1455 delivered:​
1494 But,​ 1456 But,​
1495 in 1457 in
1496 Clean-​thes'sNatural 1458 CLEANTHES'sfeatures,​
1497 Religion.​  
1498 19Thes's  
1499 features,​  
1500 I 1459 I
1501 could 1460 could
1502 distinguish 1461 distinguish
1503 an 1462 an
1504 P*RTair 1463 air
1505 of 1464 of
1506 finesse 1465 finesse;​
1507 ;​  
1508 as 1466 as
1509 if 1467 if
1510 he 1468 he
1511 perceived 1469 perceived
1512 some 1470 someraillery
1513 >^-​v~~»raillery  
1514 or 1471 or
1515 artificial 1472 artificial
1516 malice 1473 malice
1517 in 1474 in
1518 the 1475 the
1519 reasonings 1476 reasonings
1520 of 1477 of
1521 Philo.​You 1478 PHILO.​You
1522 propose 1479 propose
1523 then,​ 1480 then,​
1524 Philo,​ 1481 PHILO,​
1525 said 1482 said
1526 Cle-​Anthes,​ 1483 CLEANTHES,​
1527 to 1484 to
1528 erect 1485 erect
1529 religious 1486 religious
1530 faith 1487 faith
1531 on 1488 onphilosophical
1532 phi-​1losophical  
1533 scepticism;​ 1489 scepticism;​
1534 and 1490 and
1535 you 1491 you
1536 think,​that 1492 think,​
  1493 that
1537 if 1494 if
1538 certainty 1495 certainty
1539 or 1496 or
1540 evidence 1497 evidence
1541 be 1498 beexpelled
1542 expelledfrom 1499 from
1543 every 1500 every
1544 other 1501 other
1545 subject 1502 subject
1546 of 1503 of
1547 inquiry,​ 1504 inquiry,​
1548 itwill 1505 it
  1506 will
1549 all 1507 all
1550 retire 1508 retire
1551 to 1509 to
1552 these 1510 thesetheological
1553 theological 1511 doctrines,​
1554 dod-​trines,​  
1555 and 1512 and
1556 there 1513 there
1557 acquire 1514 acquire
1558 a 1515 a
1559 superior 1516 superior
1560 forceand 1517 force
1561 authority.​ 1518 and
1562 Whether 1519 authority.​Whether
1563 your 1520 your
1564 scepticcism 1521 scepticism
1565 be 1522 be
1566 as 1523 as
1567 absolute 1524 absolute
1568 and 1525 and
1569 sincere 1526 sincere
1570 as 1527 as
1571 youpretend,​ 1528 you
1572 we 1529 pretend,​
1573 mall 1530 weshall
1574 learn 1531 learn
1575 by 1532 by
1576 and 1533 and
1577 by,​ 1534 by,​
1578 whenthe 1535 when
  1536 the
1579 company 1537 company
1580 breaks 1538 breaks
1581 up 1539 up:​
1582 :​  
1583 We 1540 We
1584 shall 1541 shall
1585 thensee,​ 1542 then
1586 whether 1543 see,​whether
1587 you 1544 you
1588 go 1545 go
1589 out 1546 out
1590 at 1547 at
1591 the 1548 the
1592 door 1549 door
1593 orthe 1550 or
  1551 the
1594 window;​ 1552 window;​
1595 and 1553 and
1596 whether 1554 whether
1597 you 1555 you
1598 reallydoubt,​ 1556 reallydoubt
1599 if 1557 if
1600 your 1558 your
1601 body 1559 body
1602 has 1560 has
1603 gravity,​ 1561 gravity,​
1604 or 1562 or
1605 canbe 1563 can
  1564 be
1606 injured 1565 injured
1607 by 1566 by
1608 its 1567 its
1609 fall;​ 1568 fall;​
1610 according 1569 accordingto
1611 to  
1612 popular 1570 popular
1613 opinion,​ 1571 opinion,​
1614 derived 1572 derived
1615 from 1573 from
1616 our 1574 our
1617 fallacious 1575 fallacious
1618 senses,​ 1576 senses,​
1619 and 1577 and
1620 more 1578 morefallacious
1621 fallacious  
1622 experience.​ 1579 experience.​
1623 And 1580 And
1624 this 1581 this
1625 consideration,​ 1582 consideration,​
1626 Demea,​may,​ 1583 DEMEA,​
  1584 may,​
1627 I 1585 I
1628 think,​ 1586 think,​fairly
1629 fairly  
1630 serve 1587 serve
1631 to 1588 to
1632 abate 1589 abate
1633 ourill-​4o 1590 our
1634 Dialogues  
1635 concerningp^Rir  
1636 ill-​will 1591 ill-​will
1637 to 1592 to
1638 this,​humorous 1593 this
  1594 humorous
1639 sect 1595 sect
1640 of 1596 of
1641 theyv>j 1597 the
1642 sceptics 1598 sceptics.​If
1643 If  
1644 they 1599 they
1645 be 1600 be
1646 thoroughly 1601 thoroughly
1647 inearnest,​ 1602 in
  1603 earnest,​
1648 they 1604 they
1649 will 1605 will
1650 not 1606 not
1651 long 1607 long
1652 trouble 1608 trouble
1653 theworld 1609 the
1654 with 1610 worldwith
1655 their 1611 their
1656 doubts,​ 1612 doubts,​
1657 cavils,​ 1613 cavils,​
1658 anddisputes:​ 1614 and
  1615 disputes:​
1659 If 1616 If
1660 they 1617 they
1661 be 1618 be
1662 only 1619 only
1663 in 1620 in
1664 jest,​ 1621 jest,​
1665 theyare,​ 1622 theyare,​
1666 perhaps,​ 1623 perhaps,​
1667 bad 1624 bad
1668 raillers 1625 raillers;​
1669 ;​  
1670 but 1626 but
1671 can 1627 can
1672 never 1628 never
1673 be 1629 be
1674 very 1630 very
1675 dangerous,​ 1631 dangerous,​
1676 either 1632 either
  1633 tothe
  1634 state,​
1677 to 1635 to
1678 thestate,​ 1636 philosophy,​
1679 to  
1680 philosophy,​'  
1681 or 1637 or
1682 to 1638 to
1683 religion.​" 1639 religion.​In
1684 In  
1685 reality,​ 1640 reality,​
1686 Philo,​ 1641 PHILO,​
1687 continued 1642 continued
1688 he,​ 1643 he,​
1689 itseems 1644 it
1690 certain^ 1645 seems
  1646 certain,​
1691 that 1647 that
1692 though 1648 though
1693 a 1649 a
1694 man,​ 1650 man,​
1695 in 1651 ina
1696 aflush 1652 flush
1697 of 1653 of
1698 humour,​ 1654 humour,​
1699 after 1655 after
1700 intense 1656 intense
1701 reflectionon 1657 reflection
  1658 on
1702 the 1659 the
1703 many 1660 many
1704 contradictions 1661 contradictionsand
1705 and  
1706 imperfections 1662 imperfections
1707 ofhuman 1663 of
  1664 human
1708 reason,​ 1665 reason,​
1709 may 1666 may
1710 entirelyrenounce 1667 entirely
  1668 renounce
1711 all 1669 all
1712 belief 1670 belief
1713 and 1671 andopinion,​
1714 Opinion  
1715 ;​  
1716 it 1672 it
1717 isimpossible 1673 is
  1674 impossible
1718 for 1675 for
1719 him 1676 him
1720 to' 1677 to
1721 persevere 1678 persevere
1722 in 1679 in
1723 thistotal 1680 this
1724 scepticism,​ 1681 total
1725 or 1682 scepticism,​or
1726 make 1683 make
1727 it 1684 it
1728 appear 1685 appear
1729 inhis 1686 in
  1687 his
1730 conduct 1688 conduct
1731 fof 1689 for
1732 a 1690 a
1733 few" 1691 few
1734 hours.​ 1692 hours.​
1735 Externalebjects 1693 External
1736 press 1694 objects
1737 in 1695 pressin
1738 upon 1696 upon
1739 him:​ 1697 him;​
1740 Passions 1698 passions
1741 solicithim 1699 solicit
1742 :​ 1700 him;​
1743 His 1701 his
1744 philosophical 1702 philosophical
1745 melancholydissipates 1703 melancholydissipates;​
1746 ;​  
1747 and 1704 and
1748 even 1705 even
1749 the 1706 the
1750 utmost 1707 utmost
1751 violence 1708 violence
1752 upon 1709 upon
1753 his 1710 his
1754 own 1711 own
1755 temper 1712 temper
1756 will 1713 will
1757 not 1714 not
1758 beable,​ 1715 beable,​
1759 during 1716 during
1760 any 1717 any
1761 "time,​ 1718 time,​
1762 to 1719 to
1763 preserve 1720 preserve
1764 thepoor 1721 the
1765 appearanee 1722 poor
  1723 appearance
1766 of 1724 of
1767 scepticism.​ 1725 scepticism.​
1768 And 1726 Andfor
1769 forwhatNatural 1727 what
1770 Religion.​  
1771 21what  
1772 reason 1728 reason
1773 impose 1729 impose
1774 on 1730 on
1775 himself 1731 himself
1776 such 1732 such
1777 a 1733 a
1778 P*RTviolence? 1734 violence?
1779 This 1735 This
1780 is 1736 is
1781 a 1737 a
1782 point 1738 point
1783 in 1739 inwhich
1784 which  
1785 it 1740 it
1786 v-​^>-​»will 1741 will
1787 be 1742 be
1788 impossible 1743 impossible
1789 for 1744 for
1790 him 1745 him
1791 ever 1746 ever
1792 to 1747 to
1793 satisfy 1748 satisfy
1794 himself,​ 1749 himself,​
1795 consistently 1750 consistentlywith
1796 with  
1797 his 1751 his
1798 sceptical 1752 sceptical
1799 principles 1753 principles.​
1800 :​  
1801 So 1754 So
1802 that 1755 that,​
1803 upon 1756 upon
1804 the 1757 the
1805 wholenothing 1758 whole,​
  1759 nothing
1806 could 1760 could
1807 be 1761 bemore
1808 more  
1809 ridiculous 1762 ridiculous
1810 thanthe 1763 than
  1764 the
1811 principles 1765 principles
1812 of 1766 of
1813 the 1767 the
1814 ancient 1768 ancient
1815 Pyrrho-​ni 1769 PYRRHONIANS;​
1816 ans  
1817 ;​  
1818 if 1770 if
1819 in 1771 inreality
1820 reality  
1821 they 1772 they
1822 endeavoured,​as 1773 endeavoured,​
  1774 as
1823 is 1775 is
1824 pretended,​ 1776 pretended,​
1825 to 1777 to
1826 extend,​ 1778 extend,​
1827 throughout,​the 1779 throughout,​
1828 same 1780 thesame
1829 scepticism,​ 1781 scepticism
1830 which 1782 which
1831 they 1783 they
1832 hadlearned 1784 had
  1785 learned
1833 from 1786 from
1834 the 1787 the
1835 declamations 1788 declamations
1836 of 1789 of
1837 theirschools,​ 1790 theirschools,​
1838 and 1791 and
1839 which 1792 which
1840 they 1793 they
1841 ought 1794 ought
1842 to 1795 to
1843 haveconfined 1796 have
  1797 confined
1844 to 1798 to
1845 them.​In 1799 them.​In
1846 this 1800 this
1847 view,​ 1801 view,​
1848 there 1802 there
1849 appears 1803 appears
1850 a 1804 a
1851 greatresemblance 1805 great
  1806 resemblance
1852 between 1807 between
1853 the 1808 the
1854 sects 1809 sects
1855 of 1810 of
1856 theStoics 1811 theSTOICS
1857 andPyrrhonians,​ 1812 and
  1813 PYRRHONIANS,​
1858 though 1814 though
1859 perpetual 1815 perpetual
1860 antagonists:​ 1816 antagonists;​
1861 and 1817 and
1862 both 1818 both
1863 of 1819 of
1864 themseem 1820 themseem
1865 founded 1821 founded
1866 on 1822 on
1867 this 1823 this
1868 erroneous 1824 erroneous
1869 maxim,​That 1825 maxim,​
  1826 That
1870 what 1827 what
1871 a 1828 a
1872 man 1829 man
1873 can 1830 can
1874 perform 1831 performsometimes,​
1875 sometimes,​  
1876 and 1832 and
1877 in 1833 in
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1882 always,​ 1839 always,​
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1884 in 1841 in
1885 every 1842 everydisposition.​
1886 disposition.​When 1843 When
1887 the 1844 the
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1890 Stoical 1847 Stoical
1891 reflections,​is 1848 reflections,​
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1892 elevated 1850 elevated
1893 into 1851 into
1894 a 1852 asublime
1895 sublime  
1896 enthusiasm 1853 enthusiasm
1897 ofB 1854 of
1898 virtue,​22  
1899 Dialogues  
1900 concerningPart  
1901 virtue,​ 1855 virtue,​
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1903 strongly 1857 strongly
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1906 a.​ny/​pe-​v^vo 1860 any
1907 cies 1861 species
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1912 good,​ 1865 good,​
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1914 ut^-​most 1867 utmost
1915 bodily 1868 bodily
1916 pain 1869 pain
1917 and 1870 and
1918 sufferings 1871 sufferings
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1920 prevail 1873 notprevail
1921 over 1874 over
1922 such 1875 such
1923 a 1876 a
1924 high 1877 high
1925 sense 1878 sense
1926 ofduty 1879 of
1927 ;​ 1880 duty;​
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1932 perhaps,​ 1885 perhaps,​
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1934 means,​ 1887 means,​
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1937 smile 1890 smile
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1939 exult 1892 exult
1940 inthe 1893 in
  1894 the
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1942 of 1896 of
1943 tortures.​ 1897 tortures.​
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1946 sometimes  
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1952 fact 1905 fact
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1960 his 1913 his
1961 school,​ 1914 school,​
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1963 even 1916 even
1964 in 1917 in
1965 his.​ 1918 his
1966 closet,​work 1919 closet,​
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1967 himself 1921 himself
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1970 such  
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1972 enthusiasm,​and 1925 enthusiasm,​
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1973 support 1927 support
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1975 imagination 1929 imagination
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1979 most 1934 mostcalamitous
1980 calamitous  
1981 event 1935 event
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1983 hecan 1937 he
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1984 possibly 1939 possibly
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1991 enthusiasm 1946 enthusiasm
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1995 his 1951 his
1996 mind 1952 mind
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1999 cannot 1955 cannot
2000 be 1956 berecalled
2001 re-​-​  
2002 called  
2003 at 1957 at
2004 pleasure:​ 1958 pleasure;​
2005 Avocations 1959 avocations
2006 lead 1960 lead
2007 himastray:​  
2008 Misfortunes  
2009 attack  
2010 him 1961 him
2011 unawares:​ 1962 astray;​
2012 And 1963 misfortunes
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2013 the 1967 the
2014 philosopher 1968 philosopher
2015 sinks 1969 sinks
2016 bydegrees 1970 by
  1971 degrees
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2018 the 1973 the
2019 plebeian.​fI 1974 plebeian.​I
2020 allow 1975 allow
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2022 comparison 1978 comparison
2023 betweenthe 1979 between
2024 Stoics 1980 the
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2026 Sceptics,​ 1983 SKEPTICS,​
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2028 Phi-​lo.​  
2029 But 1985 But
2030 you 1986 you
2031 may 1987 may
2032 observe,​ 1988 observe,​
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2034 the 1990 the
2035 sametime,​Natural 1991 same
2036 Religion.​ 1992 time,​
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2042 cannot,​  
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2044 PartStoicism,​ 1998 Stoicism,​
2045 support 1999 support
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2047 highest 2001 highest
2048 flights 2002 flights
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2050 ;​ 2004 philosophy,​
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2052 even 2006 evenwhen
2053 when  
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2059 retains 2012 retains
2060 somewhat 2013 somewhat
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2062 its 2015 its
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2064 and 2017 disposition;​and
2065 the 2018 the
2066 effects 2019 effects
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2068 the 2021 the
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2079 the 2033 the
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2082 actions.​ 2038 actions.​
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2090 ex~amples 2046 examples
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2092 virtue 2048 virtue
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2098 present 2054 present
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2100 Wisdom 2057 Wisdom
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2104 Philsophy.​Yet 2061 Philosophy.​
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2201 reason.​To 2158 reason.​To
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2221 other 2179 other
2222 men 2180 men;​and
2223 ;​ 2181 for
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2232 giveany 2189 give
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2233 other 2191 other
2234 reason,​ 2192 reason,​
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2236 the 2194 theabsolute
2237 absolute  
2238 necessity 2195 necessity
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2243 so 2200 so
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2251 thanthis 2209 this
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2253 constrains 2211 constrains
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2256 philosophises  
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2259 natural 2216 natural
2260 or 2217 or
2261 moralsubjects,​ 2218 moral
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2263 is 2221 is
2264 allured 2222 allured
2265 by 2223 by
2266 a 2224 acertain
2267 certain  
2268 pleasure 2225 pleasure
2269 and 2226 and
2270 satisfaction 2227 satisfaction
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2272 he 2229 he
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2275 himself 2232 employing
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2277 that 2234 that
2278 manner.​He 2235 manner.​
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2286 life,​ 2244 commonlife,​
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2305 forming 2264 forming
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2311 and 2269 and
2312 reasoning;​Natural 2270 reasoning;​
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2317 larger 2273 larger
2318 experience 2274 experience
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2320 ac-​  
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2323 the 2277 the
2324 stronger 2278 stronger
2325 reason 2279 reason
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2333 ourprinciples 2287 ourprinciples
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2335 more 2289 more
2336 general 2290 general
2337 and* 2291 and
2338 comprehensive;​ 2292 comprehensive;​
2339 and 2293 and
2340 that 2294 that
2341 what 2295 what
2342 we 2296 we
2343 call 2297 callphilosophy
2344 philosophy  
2345 is 2298 is
2346 nothing 2299 nothing
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2348 a 2301 a
2349 more 2302 more
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  2304 and
2351 methodical 2305 methodical
2352 operation 2306 operation
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2354 the 2308 thesame
2355 samekind.​ 2309 kind.​
2356 To 2310 To
2357 philosophise 2311 philosophise
2358 on 2312 on
2359 such 2313 such
2360 subjectsis 2314 subjects,​
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2361 nothing 2316 nothing
2362 essentially 2317 essentiallydifferent
2363 different  
2364 from 2318 from
2365 reasoning 2319 reasoning
2366 on 2320 on
2367 common 2321 common
2368 life 2322 life;​
2369 ;​  
2370 and 2323 and
2371 we 2324 we
2372 mayonly 2325 may
  2326 only
2373 expect 2327 expect
2374 greater 2328 greaterstability,​
2375 stability,​ 2329 if
2376 ifnot 2330 not
2377 greater 2331 greater
2378 truth,​ 2332 truth,​
2379 from 2333 from
2380 our 2334 our
2381 philosophy,​ 2335 philosophy,​
2382 on 2336 on
2383 account 2337 account
2384 of 2338 of
2385 its 2339 itsexacter
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2387 and 2340 and
2388 more 2341 more
2389 scrupulous 2342 scrupulous
2390 method 2343 method
2391 of 2344 of
2392 proceeding.​But 2345 proceeding.​But
2393 when 2346 when
2394 we 2347 we
2395 look 2348 look
2396 beyond 2349 beyond
2397 humanaffairs 2350 human
  2351 affairs
2398 and 2352 and
2399 the 2353 the
2400 properties 2354 properties
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2402 the 2356 thesurrounding
2403 surrounding 2357 bodies:​
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2411 the 2364 the
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2413 eternities,​  
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2415 and 2367 and
2416 after 2368 after
2417 the 2369 the
2418 present 2370 present
2419 state 2371 state
2420 of 2372 of
2421 things 2373 things;​
2422 ;​into 2374 into
2423 the 2375 thecreation
2424 creation  
2425 and 2376 and
2426 formation 2377 formation
2427 of 2378 of
2428 theuniverse 2379 the
2429 ;​ 2380 universe;​
2430 the 2381 the
2431 existence 2382 existence
2432 and 2383 and
2433 propertiesof 2384 properties
2434 spirits 2385 ofspirits;​
2435 ;​  
2436 the 2386 the
2437 powers 2387 powers
2438 and 2388 and
2439 operations 2389 operations
2440 ofone 2390 of
  2391 one
2441 universal 2392 universal
2442 Spirit,​ 2393 Spirit
2443 existing 2394 existingwithout
2444 withoutB  
2445 3  
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2447 DIALOGUES  
2448 CONCERNINGPart  
2449 beginning 2395 beginning
2450 and 2396 and
2451 without 2397 without
2452 end;​ 2398 end;​
2453 omnipo-​y^r^j 2399 omnipotent,​
2454 tent,​  
2455 omniscient,​ 2400 omniscient,​
2456 immutable,​ 2401 immutable,​infinite,​
2457 infinite,​and 2402 and
2458 incomprehensible 2403 incomprehensible:​
2459 :​  
2460 We 2404 We
2461 must 2405 must
2462 befar 2406 be
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2463 removed 2408 removed
2464 from 2409 from
2465 the 2410 the
2466 smallest 2411 smallesttendency
2467 tendencyto 2412 to
2468 scepticism 2413 scepticism
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2470 to 2415 to
2471 be 2416 be
2472 apprehensive,​that 2417 apprehensive,​
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2473 we 2419 we
2474 have 2420 have
2475 here 2421 here
2476 got 2422 gotquite
2477 quite  
2478 beyond 2423 beyond
2479 thereach 2424 the
  2425 reach
2480 of 2426 of
2481 our 2427 our
2482 faculties.​ 2428 faculties.​
2483 So 2429 So
2484 long 2430 long
2485 as 2431 as
2486 weconfine 2432 we
2487 our 2433 confine
2488 speculations 2434 ourspeculations
2489 to 2435 to
2490 trade,​ 2436 trade,​
2491 ormorals,​ 2437 or
  2438 morals,​
2492 or 2439 or
2493 politics,​ 2440 politics,​
2494 or 2441 or
2495 criticism,​ 2442 criticism,​
2496 wemake 2443 we
2497 appeals,​ 2444 makeappeals,​
2498 every 2445 every
2499 moment,​ 2446 moment,​
2500 to 2447 to
2501 common 2448 common
2502 sense 2449 sense
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2504 experience,​ 2451 experience,​
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2507 our  
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2509 conclusions,​ 2455 conclusions,​
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2511 (at 2457 remove,​
2512 leasts 2458 at
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2514 part)​ 2461 part,​
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2516 suspicionwhich 2463 which
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2519 justly 2466 justly
2520 entertain 2467 entertain
2521 with 2468 with
2522 regardto 2469 regard
  2470 to
2523 every 2471 every
2524 reasoning 2472 reasoningthat
2525 that  
2526 is 2473 is
2527 very 2474 very
2528 subtileand 2475 subtle
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2529 refined.​ 2477 refined.​
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2532 theological 2480 theological
2533 reasonings,​ 2481 reasonings,​
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2536 not  
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2538 advantage 2485 advantage;​
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2541 the 2488 the
2542 same 2489 same
2543 time 2490 time,​
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2545 are 2492 are
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2547 upon 2494 uponobjects,​
2548 objects,​  
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2551 must 2497 must
2552 besensible,​ 2498 be
  2499 sensible,​
2553 are 2500 are
2554 too 2501 too
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2557 our 2504 our
2558 grasp,​and,​ 2505 grasp,​
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2560 all 2507 ofall
2561 others,​ 2508 others,​
2562 require 2509 require
2563 most 2510 most
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2565 befamiliarised 2512 be
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2566 to 2514 to
2567 our 2515 our
2568 apprehension.​ 2516 apprehension.​
2569 Weare 2517 We
2570 like 2518 arelike
2571 foreigners 2519 foreigners
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2573 a 2521 a
2574 strange 2522 strange
2575 country,​to 2523 country,​
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2576 whom 2525 whom
2577 every 2526 every
2578 thing 2527 thing
2579 must 2528 must
2580 seem 2529 seemsuspicious,​
2581 suspicious,​Natural  
2582 Religion.​  
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2586 who 2531 who
2587 are 2532 are
2588 in 2533 in
2589 danger 2534 danger
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2593 against 2538 transgressing
2594 the 2539 againstthe
2595 laws 2540 laws
2596 <^-​~>and 2541 and
2597 customs 2542 customs
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2599 the 2544 the
2600 people 2545 people
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2602 whomthey 2547 whom
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2604 and 2550 and
2605 converse.​ 2551 converse.​
2606 We 2552 Weknow
2607 know 2553 not
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2613 trust 2559 trust
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2615 vulgarmethods 2561 vulgar
  2562 methods
2616 of 2563 of
2617 reasoning 2564 reasoning
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2619 such  
2620 a 2566 a
2621 subject 2567 subject;​
2622 ;​since,​ 2568 since,​
2623 even 2569 even
2624 in 2570 in
2625 common 2571 common
2626 life,​ 2572 life,​
2627 and 2573 and
2628 in 2574 in
2629 thatprovince 2575 that
  2576 province
2630 which 2577 which
2631 is 2578 ispeculiarly
2632 peculiarly  
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2634 to 2580 to
2635 them,​ 2581 them,​
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2637 cannot 2583 cannot
2638 account 2584 account
2639 forthem,​ 2585 for
  2586 them,​
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2641 are 2588 areentirely
2642 entirely  
2643 guided 2589 guided
2644 by 2590 by
2645 a 2591 a
2646 kindof 2592 kind
  2593 of
2647 instinct 2594 instinct
2648 or 2595 or
2649 necessity 2596 necessity
2650 in 2597 in
2651 employingthem.​All 2598 employing
  2599 them.​All
2652 sceptics 2600 sceptics
2653 pretend,​ 2601 pretend,​
2654 that,​.​ 2602 that,​
2655 if 2603 if
2656 reasonbe 2604 reason
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2657 considered 2606 considered
2658 in 2607 in
2659 an 2608 an
2660 abstract 2609 abstract
2661 view,​ 2610 view,​it
2662 itfurnishes 2611 furnishes
2663 invincible 2612 invincible
2664 arguments 2613 arguments
2665 againstitself;​ 2614 against
  2615 itself;​
2666 and 2616 and
2667 that 2617 that
2668 we 2618 we
2669 could 2619 could
2670 never 2620 neverretain
2671 retainany 2621 any
2672 conviction 2622 conviction
2673 or 2623 or
2674 assurance,​ 2624 assurance,​
2675 on 2625 on
2676 anysubject,​ 2626 any
  2627 subject,​
2677 were 2628 were
2678 not 2629 not
2679 the 2630 thesceptical
2680 sceptical 2631 reasonings
2681 reason-​/​ings  
2682 so 2632 so
2683 refined 2633 refined
2684 and 2634 and
2685 subtile,​ 2635 subtle,​
2686 that 2636 that
2687 theyare 2637 they
  2638 are
2688 not 2639 not
2689 able 2640 able
2690 to 2641 tocounterpoise
2691 counterpoise  
2692 the 2642 the
2693 moresolid 2643 more
  2644 solid
2694 and 2645 and
2695 more 2646 more
2696 natural 2647 natural
2697 arguments 2648 arguments
2698 derived 2649 derived
2699 from 2650 from
2700 the 2651 thesenses
2701 senses  
2702 and 2652 and
2703 experience.​But 2653 experience.​
  2654 But
2704 it 2655 it
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2706 evident,​ 2657 evident,​
2707 whenever 2658 whenever
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2709 argu-​B 2660 arguments
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2711 ments28  
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2714 ments  
2715 lose  
2716 this  
2717 advantage,​ 2662 advantage,​
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2719 runwide 2664 run
  2665 wide
2720 of 2666 of
2721 common 2667 common
2722 life,​ 2668 life,​
2723 that 2669 that
2724 the 2670 the
2725 most 2671 most
2726 refined 2672 refinedscepticism
2727 scepticism  
2728 comes 2673 comes
2729 to 2674 to
2730 be 2675 be
2731 upon 2676 upon
2732 afooting 2677 a
  2678 footing
2733 with 2679 with
2734 them,​ 2680 them,​
2735 and 2681 and
2736 is 2682 is
2737 able 2683 able
2738 to 2684 to
2739 oppose 2685 opposeand
2740 and  
2741 counterbalance 2686 counterbalance
2742 them.​ 2687 them.​
2743 Theone 2688 The
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2744 has 2690 has
2745 no 2691 no
2746 more 2692 more
2747 weight 2693 weight
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2749 the 2695 the
2750 other.​The 2696 other.​
2751 mind 2697 Themind
2752 must 2698 must
2753 remain 2699 remain
2754 in 2700 in
2755 suspense 2701 suspense
2756 between 2702 between
2757 them;​ 2703 them;​
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2759 it 2705 it
2760 is 2706 is
2761 that 2707 that
2762 very 2708 very
2763 suspense 2709 suspenseor
2764 or  
2765 balance,​ 2710 balance,​
2766 which 2711 which
2767 is 2712 is
2768 the 2713 the
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3638 of 3572 of
3639 faith 3573 faith,​
3640 were 3574 weresure
3641 sure 3575 to
3642 tobe 3576 be
3643 interlarded 3577 interlarded
3644 with 3578 with
3645 some 3579 some
3646 severe 3580 severe
3647 strokesof 3581 strokes
  3582 of
3648 satire 3583 satire
3649 against 3584 against
3650 natural 3585 naturalreason.​
3651 reason.​  
3652 A 3586 A
3653 celebrated 3587 celebrated
3654 prelate 3588 prelate
3655 too✳,​ 3589 [Monsr.​
  3590 Huet]
  3591 too,​
3656 of 3592 of
3657 the 3593 the
3658 Romishcommunion,​ 3594 Romish
3659 a 3595 communion,​a
3660 man 3596 man
3661 of 3597 of
3662 the 3598 the
3663 most 3599 most
3664 extensive 3600 extensive
3665 learning,​ 3601 learning,​
3666 who 3602 who
3667 wrote 3603 wrote
3668 a 3604 a
3669 demonstration 3605 demonstration
3670 of 3606 ofChristianity,​
3671 Christianity,​  
3672 has 3607 has
3673 also 3608 also
3674 composeda 3609 composed
  3610 a
3675 treatise,​ 3611 treatise,​
3676 which 3612 which
3677 contains 3613 contains
3678 all 3614 all
3679 the 3615 the
3680 cavilsof 3616 cavilsof
3681 the 3617 the
3682 boldest 3618 boldest
3683 and 3619 and
3684 most 3620 most
3685 determinedPyrrhonism.​ 3621 determined
3686 Locke 3622 PYRRHONISM.​
  3623 LOCKE
3687 seems 3624 seems
3688 to 3625 to
3689 havebeen 3626 have
3690 the 3627 been
3691 first 3628 thefirst
3692 Christian,​ 3629 Christian
3693 who 3630 who
3694 venturedopenly 3631 ventured
  3632 openly
3695 to 3633 to
3696 assert,​ 3634 assert,​
3697 thatfaith 3635 that
  3636 faith
3698 was 3637 was
3699 nothingbut 3638 nothing
3700 a 3639 buta
3701 species 3640 species
3702 of 3641 of
3703 reason 3642 reason;​
3704 ;​  
3705 that 3643 that
3706 religion 3644 religion
3707 wasonly 3645 was
  3646 only
3708 a 3647 a
3709 branch 3648 branch
3710 of 3649 of
3711 philosophy 3650 philosophy;​
3712 ;​ 3651 andthat
3713 and 3652 a
3714 thata  
3715 chain 3653 chain
3716 of 3654 of
3717 arguments,​ 3655 arguments,​
3718 similar 3656 similar
3719 to 3657 to
3720 thatwhich 3658 that
  3659 which
3721 established 3660 established
3722 any 3661 any
3723 truth 3662 truth
3724 in 3663 inmorals,​
3725 morals,​politics,​ 3664 politics,​
3726 or 3665 or
3727 physics,​ 3666 physics,​
3728 was 3667 was
3729 always 3668 always
3730 employed 3669 employed
3731 in 3670 in
3732 discovering 3671 discovering
3733 all 3672 all
3734 the 3673 theprinciples
3735 principles 3674 of
3736 oftheology,​ 3675 theology,​
3737 natural 3676 natural
3738 and 3677 and
3739 revealed.​ 3678 revealed.​
3740 The 3679 The
3741 illuse* 3680 ill
3742 Mons.​  
3743 Huet.​2,​6  
3744 Dialogues  
3745 concerningPart  
3746 use 3681 use
3747 which 3682 which
3748 Bayle 3683 BAYLE
3749 and 3684 andother
3750 other 3685 libertines
3751 libertinesmade 3686 made
3752 of 3687 of
3753 the 3688 the
3754 philosophical 3689 philosophical
3755 scepticism 3690 scepticism
3756 ofthe 3691 of
  3692 the
3757 fathers 3693 fathers
3758 and 3694 andfirst
3759 first  
3760 reformers,​ 3695 reformers,​
3761 still 3696 still
3762 farther 3697 further
3763 propagated 3698 propagated
3764 the 3699 the
3765 judicious 3700 judicious
3766 sentimentof 3701 sentiment
3767 Mr 3702 of
3768 Locke 3703 Mr.​LOCKE:​
3769 :​  
3770 And 3704 And
3771 it 3705 it
3772 is 3706 is
3773 now,​ 3707 now
3774 in 3708 in
3775 a 3709 a
3776 manner,​ 3710 manner
3777 avowed,​ 3711 avowed,​
3778 by 3712 by
3779 all 3713 all
3780 pretenders 3714 pretenders
3781 to 3715 to
3782 reasoning 3716 reasoningand
3783 and  
3784 philosophy,​ 3717 philosophy,​
3785 that 3718 that
3786 Atheist 3719 Atheist
3787 andSceptic 3720 and
  3721 Sceptic
3788 are 3722 are
3789 almost 3723 almost
3790 synonymous.​ 3724 synonymous.​
3791 Andas 3725 And
3792 it 3726 as
3793 is 3727 itis
3794 certain,​ 3728 certain
3795 that 3729 that
3796 no 3730 no
3797 man 3731 man
3798 is 3732 is
3799 in 3733 in
3800 earnestwhen 3734 earnest
  3735 when
3801 he 3736 he
3802 professes 3737 professes
3803 the 3738 the
3804 latter 3739 latterprinciple,​
3805 principle;​I 3740 I
3806 would 3741 would
3807 fain 3742 fain
3808 hope,​ 3743 hope
3809 that 3744 that
3810 there 3745 there
3811 are 3746 are
3812 as 3747 as
3813 fewwho 3748 few
  3749 who
3814 seriously 3750 seriously
3815 maintain 3751 maintainthe
3816 the  
3817 former.​Don't 3752 former.​Don't
3818 you 3753 you
3819 remember,​ 3754 remember,​
3820 said 3755 said
3821 Philo,​the 3756 PHILO,​
  3757 the
3822 excellent 3758 excellent
3823 saying 3759 saying
3824 of 3760 of
3825 Lord 3761 LORD
3826 Bacon 3762 BACON
3827 onthis 3763 onthis
3828 head? 3764 head?
3829 That 3765 That
3830 a 3766 a
3831 little 3767 little
3832 philosophy,​ 3768 philosophy,​
3833 replied 3769 replied
3834 Cleanthes,​ 3770 CLEANTHES,​
3835 makes 3771 makes
3836 a 3772 a
3837 man 3773 man
3838 anAtheist:​ 3774 anAtheist:​
3839 A 3775 A
3840 great 3776 great
3841 deal 3777 deal
3842 converts 3778 converts
3843 him 3779 him
3844 toreligion.​ 3780 to
  3781 religion.​
3845 That 3782 That
3846 is 3783 is
3847 a 3784 a
3848 very 3785 very
3849 judicious 3786 judiciousremark
3850 remark  
3851 too,​ 3787 too,​
3852 said 3788 said
3853 Philo.​ 3789 PHILO.​
3854 But 3790 But
3855 what 3791 what
3856 I 3792 I
3857 havein 3793 have
  3794 in
3858 my 3795 my
3859 eye 3796 eye
3860 is 3797 is
3861 another 3798 another
3862 passage,​ 3799 passage,​where,​
3863 where,​having 3800 having
3864 mentioned 3801 mentioned
3865 David's 3802 DAVID's
3866 fool,​ 3803 fool,​
3867 whosaid 3804 who
  3805 said
3868 in 3806 in
3869 his 3807 his
3870 heart 3808 heart
3871 there 3809 there
3872 is 3810 is
3873 no 3811 noGod,​
3874 God,​ 3812 this
3875 thisgreat 3813 great
3876 philosopher 3814 philosopher
3877 observes,​ 3815 observes,​
3878 that 3816 that
3879 the 3817 the
3880 A-​theistsNatural 3818 Atheists
3881 Religion.​ 3819 nowadays
3882 37theists  
3883 now-​a-​days  
3884 have 3820 have
3885 a 3821 adouble
3886 double  
3887 share 3822 share
3888 P*RTof 3823 of
3889 folly 3824 folly;​
3890 :​  
3891 for 3825 for
3892 they 3826 they
3893 are 3827 are
3894 not 3828 not
3895 contented 3829 contented
3896 to 3830 to
3897 ^^>jsay 3831 say
3898 in 3832 in
3899 their 3833 their
3900 hearts 3834 heartsthere
3901 there  
3902 is 3835 is
3903 no 3836 no
3904 God,​ 3837 God,​
3905 butthey 3838 but
  3839 they
3906 also 3840 also
3907 utter 3841 utter
3908 that 3842 that
3909 impiety 3843 impiety
3910 with 3844 with
3911 theirlips 3845 their
3912 ;​ 3846 lips,​
3913 and 3847 andare
3914 are  
3915 thereby 3848 thereby
3916 guilty 3849 guilty
3917 of 3850 of
3918 multiplied 3851 multiplied
3919 indiscretion 3852 indiscretion
3920 and 3853 and
3921 imprudence.​Such 3854 imprudence.​
3922 people,​ 3855 Suchpeople,​
3923 though 3856 though
3924 they 3857 they
3925 were 3858 were
3926 ever 3859 ever
3927 somuch 3860 so
  3861 much
3928 in 3862 in
3929 earnest,​ 3863 earnest,​
3930 cannot,​ 3864 cannot,​
3931 methinks,​ 3865 methinks,​
3932 bevery 3866 bevery
3933 formidable.​But 3867 formidable.​But
3934 though 3868 though
3935 you 3869 you
3936 should 3870 should
3937 rank 3871 rank
3938 me 3872 me
3939 inthis 3873 in
  3874 this
3940 class 3875 class
3941 of 3876 of
3942 fools,​ 3877 fools,​
3943 I 3878 I
3944 cannot 3879 cannot
3945 forbear 3880 forbearcommunicating
3946 communicating  
3947 a 3881 a
3948 remark 3882 remark
3949 that 3883 that
3950 occurs 3884 occurs
3951 to 3885 to
3952 mefrom 3886 me,​
  3887 from
3953 the 3888 the
3954 history 3889 history
3955 of 3890 of
3956 the 3891 thereligious
3957 religious 3892 and
3958 andirreligious 3893 irreligious
3959 scepticism 3894 scepticism
3960 with 3895 with
3961 which 3896 which
3962 youhave 3897 you
  3898 have
3963 entertained 3899 entertained
3964 us.​ 3900 us.​It
3965 It  
3966 appears 3901 appears
3967 to 3902 to
3968 me,​that 3903 me,​
  3904 that
3969 there 3905 there
3970 are 3906 are
3971 strong 3907 strong
3972 symptoms 3908 symptoms
3973 of 3909 of
3974 priestcraft 3910 priestcraft
3975 in 3911 in
3976 the 3912 thewhole
3977 whole  
3978 progress 3913 progress
3979 of 3914 of
3980 this 3915 this
3981 affair.​ 3916 affair.​
3982 During 3917 During
3983 ignorant 3918 ignorant
3984 ages,​ 3919 ages,​
3985 such 3920 such
3986 asthose 3921 as
3987 which 3922 those
3988 followed 3923 whichfollowed
3989 the 3924 the
3990 dissolution 3925 dissolution
3991 ofthe 3926 of
  3927 the
3992 ancient 3928 ancient
3993 schools,​ 3929 schools,​
3994 the 3930 the
3995 priests 3931 priests
3996 perceived,​ 3932 perceived,​that
3997 that  
3998 Atheism,​ 3933 Atheism,​
3999 Deism,​ 3934 Deism,​
4000 or 3935 or
4001 heresy 3936 heresy
4002 ofany 3937 of
  3938 any
4003 kind,​ 3939 kind,​
4004 could 3940 could
4005 only 3941 only
4006 proceed 3942 proceed
4007 from 3943 from
4008 thepresumptuous 3944 thepresumptuous
4009 questioning 3945 questioning
4010 of 3946 of
4011 receivedC 3947 received
4012 opinions,​38  
4013 Dialogues  
4014 concerningPart  
4015 opinions,​ 3948 opinions,​
4016 and 3949 and
4017 from 3950 from
4018 a 3951 a
4019 belief 3952 belief
4020 that 3953 thathuman
4021 humanvw  
4022 reason 3954 reason
4023 was 3955 was
4024 equal 3956 equal
4025 to 3957 to
4026 every 3958 every
4027 thing.​ 3959 thing.​
4028 Education 3960 Education
4029 had 3961 had
4030 then 3962 then
4031 a 3963 a
4032 mighty 3964 mightyinfluence
4033 influenceover 3965 over
4034 the 3966 the
4035 minds 3967 minds
4036 of 3968 of
4037 men,​ 3969 men,​
4038 and 3970 and
4039 was 3971 was
4040 almostequal 3972 almost
  3973 equal
4041 in 3974 in
4042 force 3975 force
4043 to 3976 to
4044 those 3977 thosesuggestions
4045 suggestions 3978 of
4046 ofthe 3979 the
4047 senses 3980 senses
4048 and 3981 and
4049 common 3982 common
4050 understanding,​by 3983 understanding,​
  3984 by
4051 which 3985 which
4052 the 3986 the
4053 most 3987 mostdetermined
4054 determined 3988 sceptic
4055 scepticmust 3989 must
4056 allow 3990 allow
4057 himself 3991 himself
4058 to 3992 to
4059 be 3993 be
4060 governed.​ 3994 governed.​
4061 Butat 3995 But
4062 present,​ 3996 at
4063 when 3997 present,​when
4064 the 3998 the
4065 influence 3999 influence
4066 of 4000 of
4067 edu-​' 4001 education
4068 cation  
4069 is 4002 is
4070 much 4003 much
4071 diminished,​ 4004 diminished,​
4072 and 4005 and
4073 men,​from 4006 men,​
  4007 from
4074 a 4008 a
4075 more 4009 moreopen
4076 open  
4077 commerce 4010 commerce
4078 of 4011 of
4079 theworld,​ 4012 the
  4013 world,​
4080 have 4014 have
4081 learned 4015 learned
4082 to 4016 to
4083 compare 4017 compare
4084 the 4018 the
4085 popular 4019 popularprinciples
4086 principles  
4087 of 4020 of
4088 different 4021 different
4089 nations 4022 nations
4090 andages,​ 4023 and
  4024 ages,​
4091 our 4025 our
4092 sagacious 4026 sagacious
4093 divines 4027 divines
4094 have 4028 havechanged
4095 changed  
4096 their 4029 their
4097 whole 4030 whole
4098 system 4031 system
4099 of 4032 of
4100 philosophy,​and 4033 philosophy,​
  4034 and
4101 talk 4035 talk
4102 the 4036 the
4103 language 4037 language
4104 of 4038 ofSTOICS,​
4105 Stoics,​ 4039 PLATONISTS,​
4106 Pla-​tonists,​  
4107 and 4040 and
4108 Peripatetics,​ 4041 PERIPATETICS,​
4109 not 4042 not
4110 thatof 4043 that
4111 Pyrrhonians 4044 of
4112 and 4045 PYRRHONIANS
4113 Academics.​ 4046 andACADEMICS.​
4114 Ifwe 4047 If
  4048 we
4115 distrust 4049 distrust
4116 human 4050 human
4117 i-​eason,​ 4051 reason,​
4118 we 4052 we
4119 have 4053 have
4120 nowno 4054 now
  4055 no
4121 other 4056 other
4122 principle 4057 principle
4123 to 4058 tolead
4124 lead  
4125 us 4059 us
4126 into 4060 into
4127 religion.​ 4061 religion.​
4128 Thus,​ 4062 Thus,​
4129 sceptics 4063 sceptics
4130 in 4064 in
4131 one 4065 one
4132 age,​ 4066 age,​
4133 dogmatists 4067 dogmatists
4134 in 4068 in
4135 another;​ 4069 another;​whichever
4136 whichever 4070 system
4137 systembest 4071 best
4138 suits 4072 suits
4139 the 4073 the
4140 purpose 4074 purpose
4141 of 4075 of
4142 these 4076 these
4143 reverendgentlemen^ 4077 reverend
4144 in 4078 gentlemen,​
4145 giving 4079 ingiving
4146 them 4080 them
4147 an 4081 an
4148 ascendantoverNatural 4082 ascendant
4149 Religion.​ 4083 over
4150 39over  
4151 mankind,​ 4084 mankind,​
4152 they 4085 they
4153 are 4086 are
4154 sure 4087 sure
4155 to 4088 to
4156 make 4089 make
4157 it 4090 it
4158 Parttheir 4091 theirfavourite
4159 favourite  
4160 principle,​ 4092 principle,​
4161 and 4093 and
4162 established 4094 established
4163 wjtenet.​It 4095 tenet.​It
4164 is 4096 is
4165 very 4097 very
4166 natural,​ 4098 natural,​
4167 said 4099 said
4168 Cleanthes,​for 4100 CLEANTHES,​
  4101 for
4169 men 4102 men
4170 to 4103 to
4171 embrace 4104 embrace
4172 those 4105 those
4173 principles,​ 4106 principles,​by
4174 bywhich 4107 which
4175 they 4108 they
4176 find 4109 find
4177 they 4110 they
4178 can 4111 can
4179 best 4112 best
4180 defendtheir 4113 defend
4181 doctrines 4114 their
4182 ;​ 4115 doctrines;​
4183 nor 4116 nor
4184 need 4117 need
4185 we 4118 we
4186 have 4119 haveany
4187 anyrecourse 4120 recourse
4188 to 4121 to
4189 priestcraft 4122 priestcraft
4190 to 4123 to
4191 account 4124 account
4192 for 4125 for
4193 soreasonable 4126 so
  4127 reasonable
4194 an 4128 an
4195 expedient.​ 4129 expedient.​And,​
4196 And 4130 surely
4197 surely,​nothing 4131 nothing
4198 can 4132 can
4199 afford 4133 afford
4200 a 4134 a
4201 stronger 4135 stronger
4202 presumption,​ 4136 presumption,​
4203 that 4137 that
4204 any 4138 any
4205 set 4139 set
4206 of 4140 ofprinciples
4207 principles  
4208 are 4141 are
4209 true,​and 4142 true,​
  4143 and
4210 ought 4144 ought
4211 to 4145 to
4212 be 4146 be
4213 embraced,​ 4147 embraced,​
4214 than 4148 than
4215 to 4149 to
4216 observe 4150 observe
4217 that 4151 that
4218 they 4152 theytend
4219 tend  
4220 to 4153 to
4221 the 4154 the
4222 confirmation 4155 confirmation
4223 of 4156 of
4224 true 4157 true
4225 religion,​ 4158 religion,​
4226 and 4159 and
4227 serve 4160 serve
4228 to 4161 to
4229 confound 4162 confound
4230 the 4163 thecavils
4231 cavils  
4232 of 4164 of
4233 Atheists,​ 4165 Atheists,​
4234 Libertines,​and 4166 Libertines,​
  4167 and
4235 Freethinkers 4168 Freethinkers
4236 of 4169 of
4237 all 4170 all
4238 denominations.​C 4171 denominations.​PART
4239 2 4172 2I
4240 PARTJIPART 4173 must
4241 II.​MUST  
4242 own,​ 4174 own,​
4243 Cleanthes,​ 4175 CLEANTHES,​
4244 said 4176 said
4245 PartiiDemea,​ 4177 DEMEA,​
4246 that 4178 that
4247 nothing 4179 nothing
4248 can 4180 can
4249 more 4181 more
4250 v^jsurprise 4182 surprise
4251 me,​ 4183 me,​than
4252 than  
4253 the 4184 the
4254 light 4185 light
4255 in 4186 in
4256 whichyou 4187 which
  4188 you
4257 have 4189 have
4258 all 4190 all
4259 along 4191 along
4260 put 4192 put
4261 this 4193 this
4262 argument.​By 4194 argument.​
4263 the 4195 By
4264 whole 4196 thewhole
4265 tenor 4197 tenor
4266 of 4198 of
4267 your 4199 your
4268 discourse,​one 4200 discourse,​
  4201 one
4269 would 4202 would
4270 imagine 4203 imagine
4271 that 4204 that
4272 you 4205 you
4273 were 4206 weremaintaining
4274 maintaining  
4275 the 4207 the
4276 Being 4208 Being
4277 of 4209 of
4278 a 4210 a
4279 God,​ 4211 God,​
4280 against 4212 against
4281 thecavils 4213 the
  4214 cavils
4282 of 4215 of
4283 Atheists 4216 Atheists
  4217 andInfidels;​
4284 and 4218 and
4285 Infidels 4219 were
4286 ;​ 4220 necessitated
4287 and  
4288 werenecessitated  
4289 to 4221 to
4290 become 4222 become
4291 a 4223 a
4292 champion 4224 champion
4293 forthatfundamentalpri​nciple 4225 for
4294 ofallreligion.​But 4226 that
  4227 fundamentalprinciple
  4228 of
  4229 all
  4230 religion.​
  4231 But
4295 this,​ 4232 this,​
4296 I 4233 I
4297 hope,​ 4234 hope,​
4298 is 4235 is
4299 not,​ 4236 not
4300 by 4237 by
4301 any 4238 any
4302 means,​a 4239 means
4303 question 4240 aquestion
4304 among 4241 among
4305 us.​ 4242 us.​
4306 No 4243 No
4307 man 4244 man,​
4308 ;​  
4309 no 4245 no
4310 man,​at 4246 man
4311 least,​ 4247 at
  4248 least
4312 of 4249 of
4313 common 4250 common
4314 sense,​ 4251 sense,​
4315 I 4252 I
4316 am 4253 ampersuaded,​
4317 persuaded,​  
4318 ever 4254 ever
4319 entertained 4255 entertained
4320 a 4256 a
4321 serious 4257 serious
4322 doubtwith 4258 doubt
  4259 with
4323 regard 4260 regard
4324 to 4261 to
4325 a 4262 a
4326 truth 4263 truth
4327 so 4264 socertain
4328 certain 4265 and
4329 andself-​evident.​ 4266 self-​evident.​
4330 The 4267 The
4331 question 4268 question
4332 is 4269 is
4333 not 4270 not
4334 con-​C 4271 concerning
4335 3  
4336 cerning42  
4337 Dialogues  
4338 concerningP*«  
4339 cerning  
4340 the  
4341 BEING,​  
4342 but  
4343 the 4272 the
4344 NATURE,​*-​^-​v-​» 4273 being,​
  4274 butthe
  4275 nature
4345 of 4276 of
4346 GOD.​ 4277 God.​
4347 This 4278 This,​
4348 I 4279 I
4349 affirm,​ 4280 affirm,​
4350 from 4281 from
4351 the 4282 the
4352 infirmities 4283 infirmities
4353 of 4284 of
4354 human 4285 humanunderstanding,​
4355 understanding,​ 4286 to
4356 tobe 4287 be
4357 altogether 4288 altogether
4358 incomprehensible 4289 incomprehensible
4359 and 4290 and
4360 unknown 4291 unknown
4361 to 4292 to
4362 us.​ 4293 us.​
4363 The 4294 Theessence
4364 essence  
4365 of 4295 of
4366 that 4296 that
4367 Supreme 4297 supreme
4368 Mind,​ 4298 Mind,​
4369 his 4299 his
4370 attributes,​ 4300 attributes,​
4371 the 4301 the
4372 mannerof 4302 manner
4373 his 4303 of
4374 existence,​ 4304 hisexistence,​
4375 the 4305 the
4376 very 4306 very
4377 nature 4307 nature
4378 of 4308 of
4379 hisduration 4309 his
4380 ;​ 4310 duration;​
4381 these,​ 4311 these,​
4382 and 4312 and
4383 every 4313 every
4384 particularwhich 4314 particularwhich
4385 regards 4315 regards
4386 so 4316 so
4387 divine 4317 divine
4388 a 4318 a
4389 Being,​ 4319 Being,​
4390 aremysterious 4320 are
  4321 mysterious
4391 to 4322 to
4392 men.​ 4323 men.​
4393 Finite,​ 4324 Finite,​
4394 weak,​ 4325 weak,​
4395 andblind 4326 andblind
4396 creatures,​ 4327 creatures,​
4397 we 4328 we
4398 ought 4329 ought
4399 to 4330 to
4400 humbleourselves 4331 humble
  4332 ourselves
4401 in 4333 in
4402 his 4334 his
4403 august 4335 august
4404 presence;​ 4336 presence;​and,​
4405 and,​conscious 4337 conscious
4406 of 4338 of
4407 our 4339 our
4408 frailties,​ 4340 frailties,​
4409 adore 4341 adore
4410 in 4342 in
4411 silence 4343 silence
4412 his 4344 his
4413 infinite 4345 infiniteperfections,​
4414 perfections,​  
4415 which 4346 which
4416 eyehath 4347 eye
  4348 hath
4417 not 4349 not
4418 seen,​ 4350 seen,​
4419 ear 4351 ear
4420 hath 4352 hath
4421 not 4353 not
4422 heard,​ 4354 heard,​
4423 neither 4355 neither
4424 hath 4356 hath
4425 it 4357 itentered
4426 entered  
4427 into 4358 into
4428 the 4359 the
4429 heart 4360 heart
4430 ofman 4361 of
  4362 man
4431 to 4363 to
4432 conceive.​ 4364 conceive.​
4433 They 4365 They
4434 are 4366 are
4435 covered 4367 covered
4436 in 4368 in
4437 adeep 4369 a
4438 cloud 4370 deepcloud
4439 from 4371 from
4440 human 4372 human
4441 curiosity:​ 4373 curiosity.​
4442 It 4374 It
4443 isprofaneness 4375 is
  4376 profaneness
4444 to 4377 to
4445 attempt 4378 attempt
4446 penetrating 4379 penetratingthrough
4447 thro'these 4380 these
4448 sacred 4381 sacred
4449 obscurities 4382 obscurities.​
4450 v 4383 And,​
4451 And  
4452 next 4384 next
4453 tothe 4385 to
  4386 the
4454 impiety 4387 impiety
4455 of 4388 of
4456 denying 4389 denying
4457 his 4390 hisexistence,​
4458 existence,​ 4391 is
4459 isthe 4392 the
4460 temerity 4393 temerity
4461 of 4394 of
4462 prying 4395 prying
4463 into 4396 into
4464 his 4397 his
4465 natureand 4398 nature
4466 essence,​  
4467 decrees  
4468 and 4399 and
4469 attributes.​ButNatural 4400 essence,​
4470 Religion.​ 4401 decreesand
4471 43But 4402 attributes.​But
4472 lest 4403 lest
4473 you 4404 you
4474 should 4405 should
4475 think,​ 4406 think
4476 that 4407 that
4477 my 4408 my
4478 ?**Tpiety.​ 4409 piety
4479 has 4410 has
4480 here 4411 here
4481 got 4412 got
4482 the 4413 the
4483 better 4414 better
4484 of 4415 of
4485 my 4416 myphilosophy,​
4486 phi-​  
4487 y^jlosophy,​  
4488 I 4417 I
4489 shall 4418 shall
4490 support 4419 support
4491 my 4420 my
4492 opinion,​ 4421 opinion,​
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5075 himself  
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5189 thought,​c^w 5073 thought,​
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5192 intelligence.​ 5076 intelligence.​Since,​
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8830 natural  
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9097 all 8916 all
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9121 refined 8940 refined
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9127 sense 8945 sense
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9153 Now 8972 Now
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9155 &r 8974 arguments
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9157 Religion 8976 NaturalReligion
9158 areplainly 8977 are
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9180 contrivance 8999 contrivance;​
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9258 after 9075 after
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9262 sensible,​ 9080 sensible,​
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9264 the 9082 propagation
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9266 the 9084 the
9267 species 9085 species
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9269 intended 9087 intended
9270 by 9088 by
9271 Nature?Millions 9089 Nature?
9272 and 9090 Millions
9273 millions 9091 andmillions
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9282 universe;​ 9101 theuniverse;​
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9285 language 9104 language
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9295 final 9116 final
9296 causes.​ 9117 causes.​
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9298 what 9119 what
9299 degree,​ 9120 degree,​therefore,​
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9303 dogmatism 9123 dogmatism
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9312 convincing 9133 convincing
9313 arguments 9134 arguments?Some
9314 ?Some  
9315 beauties 9135 beauties
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9317 writing 9137 writing
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9324 torules,​Natural 9145 to
9325 Religion.​ 9146 rules,​and
9326 79rules,​  
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9330 the 9149 the
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9346 authority 9165 authority
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9348 the 9167 the
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9351 art.​ 9170 art.​
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9363 the 9182 the
9364 principles 9183 principles
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9366 logic 9185 logic;​
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9370 irresistible 9187 universal,​
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9374 there 9193 there
9375 may 9194 may
9376 be 9195 be
9377 arguments 9196 arguments
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9380 irregular 9200 irregularnature.​
9381 nature.​  
9382 Whatever 9201 Whatever
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9415 not 9235 not
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9419 an 9239 an
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9421 savage 9241 savage
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9427 obscure  
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9429 difficult,​ 9249 difficult,​
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9431 because 9251 because
9432 he 9252 he
9433 never 9253 never
9434 astts 9254 asks
9435 himself 9255 himself
9436 any 9256 any
9437 question 9257 questionwith
9438 with  
9439 regard 9258 regard
9440 to 9259 to
9441 them.​ 9260 them.​
9442 Whence 9261 Whence
9443 arises 9262 arises
9444 the 9263 the
9445 curious 9264 curious
9446 structure 9265 structure
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9448 an 9267 an
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9450 ? 9269 the
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9459 these 9275 these
9460 whence 9276 whence?
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9477 him 9291 him
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9480 lost 9294 in
9481 indarkness 9295 darkness
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9483 confusion 9297 confusion;​
9484 ;​  
9485 nor 9298 nor
9486 is 9299 is
9487 he 9300 he
9488 actuated 9301 actuated
9489 by 9302 by
9490 any 9303 any
9491 curiosity 9304 curiosity
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9493 trace 9306 them
9494 themfarther.​ 9307 further.​
9495 But 9308 But
9496 this 9309 this
9497 is 9310 is
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9499 dogmatism 9312 dogmatism
9500 nor 9313 nor
9501 scepticism,​ 9314 scepticism,​
9502 but 9315 butstupidity:​
9503 stupidity 9316 a
9504 ;​ 9317 state
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9509 different 9321 different
9510 from 9322 from
9511 yoursifting,​ 9323 your
9512 inquisitive 9324 sifting,​
9513 disposition,​ 9325 inquisitivedispositio​n,​
9514 my 9326 my
9515 ingenious 9327 ingenious
9516 friend.​ 9328 friend.​
9517 You 9329 You
9518 can 9330 can
9519 trace 9331 trace
9520 causesfrom 9332 causes
9521 effects 9333 from
9522 :​ 9334 effects:​
9523 You 9335 Youcan
9524 can  
9525 compare 9336 compare
9526 the 9337 the
9527 mostdistant 9338 most
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9528 and 9340 and
9529 remote 9341 remote
9530 objects 9342 objects:​
9531 :​  
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9533 yourgreatest 9344 your
9534 errors 9345 greatest
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9536 not 9347 not
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9540 thought 9351 thought
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9542 invention;​ 9353 invention,​
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9550 natural 9362 natural
9551 good 9363 good
9552 sense,​ 9364 sense,​
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9554 aprofusion 9366 aprofusion
9555 of 9367 of
9556 unnecessary 9368 unnecessary
9557 scruples 9369 scruples
9558 andobjections.​Here 9370 and
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9559 I 9372 I
9560 could 9373 could
9561 observe,​ 9374 observe,​
9562 Hermippus,​that 9375 HERMIPPUS,​
9563 Philo 9376 that
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9576 answer,​ 9390 answer,​
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9579 Religion.​ 9393 DEMEA
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9592 instance,​ 9403 instance,​
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9598 language,​ 9411 language,​
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9600 has,​ 9413 has,​
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9607 that 9421 that
9608 account 9422 account:​
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9611 is 9424 isthere
9612 there 9425 not
9613 notsome 9426 some
9614 danger 9427 danger
9615 too 9428 too
9616 in 9429 in
9617 this 9430 this
9618 very 9431 very
9619 circumstance 9432 circumstance;​
9620 ;​  
9621 and 9433 and
9622 may 9434 may
9623 it 9435 it
9624 not 9436 notrender
9625 render  
9626 us 9437 us
9627 presumptuous,​ 9438 presumptuous,​
9628 by 9439 by
9629 making 9440 making
9630 us 9441 us
9631 imagine 9442 imagine
9632 wecomprehend 9443 we
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9633 the 9445 the
9634 Deity,​ 9446 Deity,​
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9636 have 9448 some
9637 someadequate 9449 adequate
9638 idea 9450 idea
9639 of 9451 of
9640 his 9452 his
9641 nature 9453 nature
9642 and 9454 and
9643 attributes? 9455 attributes?
9644 When 9456 When
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9647 a 9459 avolume,​
9648 volume,​  
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9654 intention 9466 intention
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9656 the 9468 the
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9660 him,​ 9472 him,​in
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9665 instant;​ 9477 instant;​
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9667 have 9479 have
9668 an 9480 an
9669 immediatefeeling 9481 immediate
9670 and 9482 feeling
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9678 imagination 9491 imagination
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9680 in 9493 in
9681 that 9494 that
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9688 never 9502 never
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9691 to 9505 to
9692 the 9506 the
9693 Deity.​ 9507 Deity.​
9694 His 9508 His
9695 ways 9509 ways
9696 are 9510 are
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9698 ways.​ 9513 ways.​
9699 His 9514 His
9700 attributes 9515 attributes
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9702 perfectsbut 9517 perfect,​but
9703 incomprehensible.​ 9518 incomprehensible.​
9704 And 9519 And
9705 this 9520 this
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9707 of 9522 of
9708 Nature 9523 nature
9709 contains 9524 contains
9710 a 9525 a
9711 great 9526 great
9712 and 9527 andinexplicable
9713 inexplicable$2  
9714 Dialogues  
9715 coNCERififrdPart  
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9717 riddle,​ 9528 riddle,​
9718 more 9529 more
9719 than 9530 than
9720 any 9531 any
9721 intel-​2<^^1,​ 9532 intelligible
9722 ligible  
9723 discourse 9533 discourse
9724 or 9534 or
9725 reasoning.​The 9535 reasoning.​The
9726 ancient 9536 ancient
9727 Platonists,​youknow,​were 9537 PLATONISTS,​
  9538 you
  9539 know,​
  9540 were
9728 the 9541 the
9729 most 9542 most
9730 religious 9543 religious
9731 and 9544 and
9732 devout 9545 devout
9733 ofall 9546 ofall
9734 the 9547 the
9735 Pagan 9548 Pagan
9736 philosophers 9549 philosophers;​
9737 :​  
9738 yet 9550 yet
9739 manyof 9551 many
  9552 of
9740 them,​ 9553 them,​
9741 particularly 9554 particularly
9742 Plotinus,​ 9555 PLOTINUS,​expressly
9743 expressly  
9744 declare,​ 9556 declare,​
9745 that 9557 that
9746 intellect 9558 intellect
9747 or 9559 or
9748 understanding 9560 understanding
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10390 sentiments,​ideas 10192 sentiments,​
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10673 withthat 10471 that
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10675 nature 10473 nature
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10678 him.​A 10476 him.​
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10689 successive 10488 successive;​
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10696 totallyimmutable 10494 totally
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10761 present 10552 present
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10764 are 10555 are
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10767 the 10558 the
10768 appellationof 10559 appellation
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10769 Atheist 10561 Atheist
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10780 thissubject 10571 this
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10798 in  
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10800 world.​But 10589 world.​
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  10598 may
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10811 and 10601 and
10812 ChristianTheologians 10602 Christian
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10814 same 10605 same,​
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10836 names 10628 names
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10848 inconveniencies 10641 inconveniencesof
10849 ofthat 10642 that
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10856 shall 10649 shall
10857 prove,​ 10650 prove,​
10858 thatthereNatural 10651 thatthere
10859 Religion.​  
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10865 suppose 10656 suppose
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10916 judge 10707 judge
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10918 the 10709 the
10919 matter 10710 matter
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10921 Reason 10712 Reason
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10923 byExperience.​ 10714 by
  10715 Experience.​
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10925 are 10717 are
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10928 tomount 10720 mount
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10931 order 10723 order
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10934 thecause 10726 the
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10936 this 10729 this
10937 cause,​ 10730 cause,​
10938 which 10731 which
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10942 as 10734 as
10943 satisfactory 10735 satisfactory
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10945 conclusive.​If 10737 conclusive.​If
10946 Reason 10738 Reason
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10963 cause 10757 cause
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10975 pronounce,​ 10767 pronounce,​
10976 That 10768 That
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11026 inference 10811 inference?
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11029 an 10813 an
11030 abstract 10814 abstract
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11032 theyare 10816 they
11033 entirely 10817 areentirely
11034 alike 10818 alike;​
11035 ;​  
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11037 no 10820 no
11038 difficulty 10821 difficulty
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11041 one 10824 one
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11049 them.​ 10832 them.​Again,​
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11077 these 10861 these
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11079 kinds  
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11081 worlds 10864 worlds;​
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11086 be 10869 be
11087 governed 10870 governed
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11089 similar 10872 similar
11090 principles,​ 10873 principles,​
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11092 to  
11093 depend 10875 depend
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11095 anequal 10877 an
  10878 equal
11096 variety 10879 variety
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11098 causes 10881 causes
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11100 their 10883 their
11101 operations.​ 10884 operations.​
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11106 miniature 10888 miniature
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11113 mindresembles 10895 mind
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11114 the 10897 the
11115 one:​ 10898 one;​
11116 A 10899 avegetable
11117 vegetable  
11118 or 10900 or
11119 animal 10901 animal
11120 body 10902 body
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11122 other.​ 10904 other.​
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11124 Experience,​therefore,​ 10906 experience,​
  10907 therefore,​
11125 judge 10908 judge
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11127 these 10910 samples.​
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11133 re-​• 10916 regard
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11135 Religion.​  
11136 93gard  
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11138 its 10918 its
11139 causes,​ 10919 causes,​than
11140 than 10920 thought;​
11141 thought  
11142 ;​  
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11144 as 10922 as
11145 Partthese 10923 these
11146 causes 10924 causes
11147 never 10925 never
11148 operate 10926 operate
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11150 two 10928 two
11151 per-​ 10929 persons
11152 v^>-​l/​sons  
11153 after 10930 after
11154 the 10931 thesame
11155 same  
11156 manner,​ 10932 manner,​
11157 so 10933 so
11158 we 10934 we
11159 neverfind 10935 never
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11160 two 10937 two
11161 persons 10938 persons
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11164 exactly 10941 exactly
11165 a-​like.​ 10942 alike.​
11166 Nor 10943 Norindeed
11167 indeed  
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11170 same 10946 same
11171 personthink 10947 person
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11175 any 10952 any
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11177 differentperiods 10954 differentperiods
11178 of 10955 of
11179 time.​ 10956 time.​
11180 A 10957 A
11181 difference 10958 difference
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11183 age,​of 10960 age,​
  10961 of
11184 the 10962 the
11185 disposition 10963 disposition
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11187 his 10965 his
11188 body,​ 10966 body,​
11189 of 10967 ofweather,​
11190 weather,​  
11191 of 10968 of
11192 food,​ 10969 food,​
11193 of 10970 of
11194 company,​ 10971 company,​
11195 of 10972 of
11196 books,​ofpassions 10973 books,​
11197 ;​ 10974 of
  10975 passions;​
11198 any 10976 any
11199 of 10977 of
11200 these 10978 theseparticulars,​
11201 particulars,​ 10979 or
11202 orothers 10980 others
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11204 minute,​ 10982 minute,​
11205 are 10983 are
11206 sufficient 10984 sufficient
11207 toalter 10985 to
  10986 alter
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11210 machinery  
11211 of 10989 of
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11213 communicate 10992 communicate
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11215 it 10994 it
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11218 and 10997 movements
11219 operations.​ 10998 andoperations.​
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  11002 we
11223 can 11003 can
11224 judge,​ 11004 judge,​
11225 vegetables 11005 vegetables
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11227 animalbodies 11007 animal
  11008 bodies
11228 are 11009 are
11229 not 11010 notmore
11230 more  
11231 delicate 11011 delicate
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11233 theirmotions,​ 11013 their
  11014 motions,​
11234 nor 11015 nor
11235 depend 11016 depend
11236 upon 11017 upon
11237 a 11018 a
11238 greater.​ 11019 greater
11239 variety 11020 variety
11240 or 11021 or
11241 more 11022 morecurious
11242 curious  
11243 adjustment 11023 adjustment
11244 ofsprings 11024 of
  11025 springs
11245 and 11026 and
11246 principles.​How 11027 principles.​How,​
11247 therefore 11028 therefore,​
11248 shall 11029 shall
11249 we 11030 we
11250 satisfy 11031 satisfy
11251 ourselves 11032 ourselves
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11253 the 11034 the
11254 cause 11035 cause
11255 of 11036 of
11256 that 11037 thatBeing
11257 Being,​  
11258 whom 11038 whom
11259 you 11039 you
11260 suppose 11040 suppose
11261 the 11041 the
11262 Author 11042 Author
11263 ofNature,​ 11043 of
  11044 Nature,​
11264 or,​ 11045 or,​
11265 according 11046 according
11266 to 11047 to
11267 your 11048 your
11268 systemof94 11049 systemof
11269 Dialogues 11050 Anthropomorphism,​
11270 concerningP**T  
11271 ofAnthropomorphism,​  
11272 the 11051 the
11273 ideal 11052 ideal
11274 world,​c-​v^i 11053 world,​
11275 into 11054 into
11276 which 11055 which
11277 you 11056 you
11278 trace 11057 trace
11279 the 11058 the
11280 material 11059 material?Have
11281 ?Have  
11282 we 11060 we
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11284 the 11062 the
11285 same 11063 same
11286 reason 11064 reason
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11288 tracethat 11066 trace
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11289 ideal 11068 ideal
11290 world 11069 world
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11292 another 11071 another
11293 idealworld,​or 11072 idealworld,​
  11073 or
11294 new 11074 new
11295 intelligent 11075 intelligent
11296 principle 11076 principle?
11297 ?  
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11299 if 11078 if
11300 westop,​ 11079 we
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11301 and 11081 and
11302 go 11082 go
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11304 farther 11084 further;​why
11305 ;​  
11306 why  
11307 go 11085 go
11308 so 11086 so
11309 far 11087 far?
11310 ?Why 11088 why
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11312 stop 11090 stop
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11314 the 11092 the
11315 material 11093 material
11316 world 11094 world?
11317 ?How 11095 How
11318 can 11096 can
11319 we 11097 we
11320 satisfy 11098 satisfyourselves
11321 ourselves 11099 without
11322 withoutgoing 11100 going
11323 on 11101 on
11324 in 11102 in
11325 infnitum? 11103 infinitum?
11326 And 11104 And,​
11327 after 11105 after
11328 all,​what 11106 all,​
11329 satisfaction 11107 whatsatisfaction
11330 is 11108 is
11331 there 11109 there
11332 in 11110 in
11333 that 11111 that
11334 infiniteprogression 11112 infinite
11335 ? 11113 progression?
11336 Let 11114 Let
11337 us 11115 us
11338 remember 11116 remember
11339 the 11117 thestory
11340 storyof 11118 of
11341 the 11119 the
11342 Indian 11120 Indian
11343 philosopher 11121 philosopher
11344 and 11122 and
11345 his 11123 his
11346 elephant.​ 11124 elephant.​
11347 It 11125 It
11348 was 11126 was
11349 never 11127 never
11350 more 11128 moreapplicable
11351 applicablethan 11129 than
11352 to 11130 to
11353 the 11131 the
11354 present 11132 present
11355 subject.​ 11133 subject.​
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11357 the 11135 the
11358 material 11136 material
11359 world 11137 world
11360 rests 11138 rests
11361 upon 11139 upona
11362 a  
11363 similar 11140 similar
11364 idealworld,​ 11141 ideal
  11142 world,​
11365 this 11143 this
11366 ideal 11144 ideal
11367 world 11145 world
11368 must 11146 must
11369 rest 11147 rest
11370 uponsome 11148 upon
11371 other 11149 some
11372 ;​ 11150 other;​
11373 and 11151 and
11374 so 11152 soon,​
11375 one,​  
11376 without 11153 without
11377 end.​It 11154 end.​
  11155 It
11378 were 11156 were
11379 better,​ 11157 better,​
11380 therefore,​ 11158 therefore,​
11381 never 11159 never
11382 to 11160 to
11383 lookbeyond 11161 look
11384 the 11162 beyond
11385 present 11163 thepresent
11386 material 11164 material
11387 world.​ 11165 world.​
11388 Bysupposing 11166 By
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11389 it 11168 it
11390 to 11169 to
11391 contain 11170 contain
11392 the 11171 the
11393 principle 11172 principle
11394 ofits 11173 of
11395 order 11174 itsorder
11396 within 11175 within
11397 itself,​ 11176 itself,​
11398 we 11177 we
11399 really 11178 really
11400 assert 11179 assert
11401 itto 11180 it
  11181 to
11402 be 11182 be
11403 God 11183 God;​
11404 ;​  
11405 and 11184 and
11406 the 11185 the
11407 sooner 11186 sooner
11408 we 11187 wearrive
11409 arrive 11188 at
11410 atthat 11189 that
11411 divine 11190 Divine
11412 Being,​ 11191 Being,​
11413 so 11192 so
11414 much 11193 much
11415 the 11194 the
11416 better:​When 11195 better.​
  11196 When
11417 you 11197 you
11418 go 11198 go
11419 one 11199 one
11420 step 11200 stepbeyond
11421 beyond  
11422 the 11201 the
11423 mundaneNatural 11202 mundane
11424 Religion.​  
11425 95dane  
11426 system,​ 11203 system,​
11427 you 11204 you
11428 only 11205 only
11429 excite 11206 excite
11430 an 11207 an
11431 inqui-​ 11208 inquisitive
11432 Partsitive 11209 humour
11433 humour,​  
11434 which 11210 which
11435 it 11211 itis
11436 is  
11437 impossible 11212 impossible
11438 i^-​vOever 11213 ever
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11440 satisfy.​To 11215 satisfy.​To
11441 say,​ 11216 say,​
11442 that 11217 that
11443 the 11218 the
11444 different 11219 different
11445 ideas,​ 11220 ideas
11446 whichcompose 11221 which
  11222 compose
11447 the 11223 the
11448 reason 11224 reason
11449 of 11225 of
11450 the 11226 the
11451 Supreme 11227 SupremeBeing,​
11452 Being,​  
11453 fall 11228 fall
11454 into 11229 into
11455 order,​ 11230 order
11456 of 11231 of
11457 themselves,​ 11232 themselves,​
11458 andby 11233 and
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11459 their 11235 their
11460 own 11236 own
11461 nature,​ 11237 nature,​
11462 is 11238 is
11463 really 11239 reallyto
11464 to 11240 talk
11465 talkwithout 11241 without
11466 any 11242 any
11467 precise 11243 precise
11468 meaning.​ 11244 meaning.​
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11470 it 11246 it
11471 hasa 11247 has
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11472 meaning,​ 11249 meaning,​
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11476 know,​  
11477 why 11253 why
11478 itis 11254 it
  11255 is
11479 not 11256 not
11480 as 11257 as
11481 good 11258 good
11482 fense 11259 sense
11483 to 11260 to
11484 say,​ 11261 say,​
11485 that 11262 that
11486 the 11263 the
11487 partsof 11264 parts
  11265 of
11488 the 11266 the
11489 material 11267 materialworld
11490 world  
11491 fall 11268 fall
11492 into 11269 into
11493 order,​ 11270 order
11494 ofthemselves,​ 11271 of
  11272 themselves
11495 and 11273 and
11496 by 11274 by
11497 their 11275 their
11498 own 11276 own
11499 nature.​Can 11277 nature.​
  11278 Can
11500 the 11279 the
11501 one 11280 oneopinion
11502 opinion  
11503 be 11281 be
11504 intelligible,​while 11282 intelligible,​
  11283 while
11505 the 11284 the
11506 other 11285 other
11507 is 11286 is
11508 not 11287 not
11509 so 11288 so?We
11510 ?We  
11511 have,​ 11289 have,​
11512 indeed,​ 11290 indeed,​
11513 experience 11291 experience
11514 ofideas,​which 11292 of
  11293 ideas
  11294 which
11515 fall 11295 fall
11516 into 11296 into
11517 order,​ 11297 order
11518 of 11298 of
11519 themselves,​and 11299 themselves,​and
11520 without 11300 without
11521 any 11301 any
11522 known 11302 known
11523 cause 11303 cause.​
11524 :​  
11525 But,​ 11304 But,​
11526 Iam 11305 I
  11306 am
11527 sure,​ 11307 sure,​
11528 we 11308 we
11529 have 11309 have
11530 a 11310 a
11531 much 11311 much
11532 larger 11312 largerexperience
11533 experience  
11534 of 11313 of
11535 matter,​ 11314 matter
11536 which 11315 which
11537 does 11316 does
11538 the 11317 the
11539 same;​as 11318 same;​
  11319 as,​
11540 in 11320 in
11541 all 11321 all
11542 instances 11322 instances
11543 of 11323 ofgeneration
11544 generation  
11545 and 11324 and
11546 vegetation,​ 11325 vegetation,​
11547 where 11326 where
11548 the 11327 the
11549 accurate 11328 accurate
11550 analysis 11329 analysis
11551 ofthe 11330 of
11552 cause 11331 the
11553 exceeds 11332 causeexceeds
11554 all 11333 all
11555 human 11334 human
11556 comprehension.​96 11335 comprehension.​
11557 Dialogues  
11558 concerningPart  
11559 hehsion.​  
11560 We 11336 We
11561 have 11337 have
11562 also 11338 also
11563 experience 11339 experience
11564 of»^v0 11340 of
11565 particular 11341 particularsystems
11566 systems  
11567 of 11342 of
11568 thought 11343 thought
11569 and 11344 and
11570 ofmatter,​ 11345 of
  11346 matter
11571 which 11347 which
11572 have 11348 have
11573 no 11349 no
11574 order:​ 11350 order;​
11575 of 11351 of
11576 thefirst,​ 11352 the
11577 in 11353 first
11578 madness 11354 inmadness,​
11579 ;​  
11580 of 11355 of
11581 the 11356 the
11582 second,​ 11357 second
11583 incorruption.​ 11358 in
11584 Why 11359 corruption.​
11585 then 11360 Why,​
  11361 then,​
11586 should 11362 should
11587 we 11363 we
11588 think,​that 11364 think,​
11589 order 11365 thatorder
11590 is 11366 is
11591 more 11367 more
11592 essential 11368 essential
11593 to 11369 to
11594 one 11370 one
11595 thanthe 11371 than
11596 other 11372 the
11597 ? 11373 other?
11598 And 11374 And
11599 if 11375 if
11600 it;​ 11376 it
11601 requires 11377 requires
11602 a 11378 a
11603 cause 11379 causein
11604 inboth,​ 11380 both,​
11605 what 11381 what
11606 do 11382 do
11607 we 11383 we
11608 gain 11384 gain
11609 by 11385 by
11610 your 11386 your
11611 system,​in 11387 system,​
  11388 in
11612 tracing 11389 tracing
11613 the 11390 the
11614 universe 11391 universe
11615 of 11392 ofobjects
11616 objects  
11617 into 11393 into
11618 asimilar 11394 a
  11395 similar
11619 universe 11396 universe
11620 of 11397 of
11621 ideas 11398 ideas?
11622 ?  
11623 The 11399 The
11624 first 11400 first
11625 step,​which 11401 step
  11402 which
11626 we 11403 we
11627 make,​ 11404 makeleads
11628 leads  
11629 us 11405 us
11630 on 11406 on
11631 for 11407 for
11632 ever.​It 11408 ever.​
  11409 It
11633 were,​ 11410 were,​
11634 therefore,​ 11411 therefore,​
11635 wise 11412 wise
11636 in 11413 in
11637 us,​ 11414 us
11638 to 11415 to
11639 limitall 11416 limit
11640 our 11417 all
11641 inquiries 11418 ourinquiries
11642 to 11419 to
11643 the 11420 the
11644 present 11421 present
11645 world,​without 11422 world,​
  11423 without
11646 looking 11424 looking
11647 farther.​ 11425 further.​
11648 No 11426 No
11649 satisfaction 11427 satisfactioncan
11650 can  
11651 ever 11428 ever
11652 be 11429 be
11653 attained 11430 attained
11654 by 11431 by
11655 these 11432 these
11656 speculations,​ 11433 speculations,​
11657 which 11434 which
11658 so 11435 so
11659 far 11436 far
11660 exceed 11437 exceed
11661 the 11438 thenarrow
11662 narrow  
11663 bounds 11439 bounds
11664 of 11440 of
11665 human 11441 human
11666 -​understanding.​'-​•'*.​.​ 11442 understanding.​It
11667 .​  
11668 .​.​  
11669 '.​.​'.​.​.​It  
11670 was 11443 was
11671 usual 11444 usual
11672 with 11445 with
11673 the 11446 the
11674 Peripatetics,​ 11447 PERIPATETICS,​
11675 you 11448 you
11676 know,​ 11449 know,​
11677 Cleanthes,​ 11450 CLEANTHES,​
11678 whenthe 11451 when
11679 cause 11452 the
11680 of 11453 causeof
11681 any 11454 any
11682 phenomenon 11455 phenomenon
11683 was 11456 was
11684 demanded,​ 11457 demanded,​
11685 to 11458 to
11686 have 11459 have
11687 recourse' 11460 recourse
11688 to 11461 to
11689 theirfaculties 11462 their
11690 or 11463 faculties
11691 occult 11464 oroccult
11692 qualities;​ 11465 qualities;​
11693 and 11466 and
11694 to 11467 to
11695 say,​ 11468 say,​
11696 forinstance,​ 11469 for
  11470 instance,​
11697 that 11471 that
11698 bread 11472 bread
11699 nourished 11473 nourished
11700 by 11474 by
11701 its 11475 itsnutritive
11702 nutritiveNatural  
11703 Religion.​  
11704 97tritive  
11705 faculty,​ 11476 faculty,​
11706 and 11477 and
11707 senna 11478 senna
11708 purged 11479 purged
11709 by 11480 by
11710 p***its 11481 its
11711 purgative 11482 purgative.​
11712 :​  
11713 But 11483 But
11714 it 11484 it
11715 has 11485 has
11716 been 11486 beendiscovered,​
11717 disco-​  
11718 v^-​vvjvered,​  
11719 that 11487 that
11720 this 11488 this
11721 subterfuge 11489 subterfuge
11722 was 11490 was
11723 nothingbut 11491 nothing
  11492 but
11724 the 11493 the
11725 disguise 11494 disguise
11726 of 11495 ofignorance;​
11727 ignorance  
11728 ;​  
11729 and 11496 and
11730 thatthese 11497 that
  11498 these
11731 philosophers,​ 11499 philosophers,​
11732 though 11500 though
11733 less 11501 less
11734 ingenuous,​ 11502 ingenuous,​
11735 really 11503 reallysaid
11736 said  
11737 the 11504 the
11738 same 11505 same
11739 thing 11506 thing
11740 withthe 11507 with
  11508 the
11741 sceptics 11509 sceptics
11742 ol* 11510 or
11743 the 11511 the
11744 vulgar,​ 11512 vulgar,​
11745 who 11513 who
11746 fairlyconfessed,​ 11514 fairly
11747 that 11515 confessedthat
11748 they 11516 they
11749 knew 11517 knew
11750 not 11518 not
11751 the 11519 the
11752 causeof 11520 cause
  11521 of
11753 these 11522 these
11754 phenomena.​ 11523 phenomena.​
11755 In 11524 In
11756 like 11525 like
11757 manner,​when 11526 manner,​
11758 it 11527 when
11759 is 11528 itis
11760 asked,​ 11529 asked,​
11761 what 11530 what
11762 cause 11531 cause
11763 producesorder 11532 produces
  11533 order
11764 in 11534 in
11765 the 11535 the
11766 ideas 11536 ideas
11767 of 11537 of
11768 the 11538 the
11769 Supreme 11539 Supreme
11770 Being 11540 Being;​can
11771 ;​  
11772 can  
11773 any 11541 any
11774 other 11542 other
11775 reason 11543 reason
11776 be 11544 be
11777 assignedby 11545 assigned
  11546 by
11778 you,​ 11547 you,​
11779 Anthropomorphites,​ 11548 Anthropomorphites,​
11780 than 11549 than
11781 thatit 11550 that
11782 is 11551 itis
11783 a 11552 a
11784 rational 11553 rational
11785 faculty,​ 11554 faculty,​
11786 and 11555 and
11787 that 11556 that
11788 such 11557 such
11789 isthe 11558 is
  11559 the
11790 nature 11560 nature
11791 of 11561 of
11792 the 11562 the
11793 Deity? 11563 Deity?
11794 But 11564 But
11795 why 11565 whya
11796 asimilar 11566 similar
11797 answer 11567 answer
11798 will 11568 will
11799 not 11569 not
11800 be 11570 be
11801 equally 11571 equally
11802 satisfactory 11572 satisfactory
11803 in 11573 in
11804 accounting 11574 accounting
11805 for 11575 for
  11576 theorder
  11577 of
11806 the 11578 the
11807 order  
11808 ofthe  
11809 world,​ 11579 world,​
11810 without 11580 without
11811 having 11581 having
11812 recourse 11582 recourse
11813 toany 11583 to
  11584 any
11814 such 11585 such
11815 intelligent 11586 intelligentcreator
11816 creator  
11817 as 11587 as
11818 you 11588 you
11819 insist 11589 insist
11820 on,​ 11590 on,​
11821 may 11591 may
11822 be 11592 be
11823 difficult 11593 difficult
11824 to 11594 to
11825 determine.​It 11595 determine.​
  11596 It
11826 is 11597 is
11827 only 11598 only
11828 to 11599 tosay,​
11829 say,​ 11600 that
11830 thatsuch 11601 such
11831 is 11602 is
11832 the 11603 the
11833 natureof 11604 nature
  11605 of
11834 material 11606 material
11835 objects,​ 11607 objects,​
11836 and 11608 and
11837 that 11609 that
11838 they 11610 they
11839 areall 11611 are
11840 originally 11612 alloriginally
11841 possessed 11613 possessed
11842 of 11614 of
11843 a 11615 a
11844 faculty 11616 faculty
11845 oforder 11617 of
  11618 order
11846 and 11619 and
11847 proportion.​ 11620 proportion.​
11848 These 11621 These
11849 are.​ 11622 are
11850 onlymoreoS 11623 onlymore
11851 Dialogues  
11852 concerning1Part  
11853 more  
11854 learned 11624 learned
11855 and 11625 and
11856 elaborate 11626 elaborate
11857 ways 11627 ways
11858 ofv^j 11628 of
11859 confessing 11629 confessing
11860 our 11630 our
11861 ignorance;​ 11631 ignorance;​
11862 nor 11632 nor
11863 has 11633 has
11864 theone 11634 theone
11865 hypothesis 11635 hypothesis
11866 any 11636 any
11867 real 11637 real
11868 advantage 11638 advantage
11869 abovethe 11639 above
  11640 the
11870 other,​ 11641 other,​
11871 except 11642 except
11872 in 11643 in
11873 its 11644 its
11874 greater 11645 greaterconformity
11875 conformity  
11876 to 11646 to
11877 vulgar 11647 vulgar
11878 prejudices.​You 11648 prejudices.​You
11879 have 11649 have
11880 displayed 11650 displayed
11881 this 11651 this
11882 argumentwith 11652 argument
  11653 with
11883 great 11654 great
11884 emphasis,​ 11655 emphasis,​
11885 replied 11656 replied
11886 Clean-​thes 11657 CLEANTHES:​You
11887 :​  
11888 You  
11889 seem 11658 seem
11890 not 11659 not
11891 sensible,​ 11660 sensible
11892 how 11661 how
11893 easyit 11662 easy
  11663 it
11894 is 11664 is
11895 to 11665 to
11896 answer 11666 answer
11897 it.​ 11667 it.​
11898 Even 11668 Even
11899 in 11669 in
11900 commonlife,​ 11670 common
11901 if 11671 life,​if
11902 I 11672 I
11903 assign 11673 assign
11904 a 11674 a
11905 cause 11675 cause
11906 for 11676 for
11907 any 11677 any
11908 event 11678 event,​
11909 ;​is 11679 is
11910 it 11680 it
11911 any 11681 any
11912 objection,​ 11682 objection,​
11913 Philo,​ 11683 PHILO,​
11914 that 11684 that
11915 I 11685 Icannot
11916 cannot  
11917 assign 11686 assign
11918 the 11687 the
11919 cause 11688 cause
11920 of 11689 of
11921 that 11690 that
11922 cause,​ 11691 cause,​
11923 andanswer 11692 and
  11693 answer
11924 every 11694 every
11925 new 11695 new
11926 question 11696 questionwhich
11927 which 11697 may
11928 mayincessantly 11698 incessantly
11929 be 11699 be
11930 started 11700 started?
11931 ?  
11932 And 11701 And
11933 what 11702 what
11934 philosophers 11703 philosophers
11935 could 11704 could
11936 possibly 11705 possiblysubmit
11937 submit  
11938 to 11706 to
11939 so 11707 so
11940 rigid 11708 rigid
11941 a 11709 a
11942 rule 11710 rule?
11943 ?  
11944 philosophers,​ 11711 philosophers,​
11945 who 11712 who
11946 confessultimate 11713 confess
  11714 ultimate
11947 causes 11715 causes
11948 to 11716 tobe
11949 be  
11950 totally 11717 totally
11951 unknown;​and 11718 unknown;​
  11719 and
11952 are 11720 are
11953 sensible,​ 11721 sensible,​
11954 that 11722 that
11955 the 11723 the
11956 most 11724 most
11957 refinedprinciples,​ 11725 refined
11958 into 11726 principlesinto
11959 which 11727 which
11960 they 11728 they
11961 trace 11729 trace
11962 thephenomena,​ 11730 the
  11731 phenomena,​
11963 are 11732 are
11964 still 11733 still
11965 to 11734 to
11966 them 11735 them
11967 as 11736 as
11968 inexplicable 11737 inexplicable
11969 as 11738 asthese
11970 these  
11971 phenomena 11739 phenomena
11972 themselvesare 11740 themselves
  11741 are
11973 to 11742 to
11974 the 11743 the
11975 vulgar.​ 11744 vulgar.​
11976 The 11745 The
11977 order 11746 order
11978 and 11747 and
11979 arrangement 11748 arrangementof
11980 of  
11981 nature,​ 11749 nature,​
11982 the 11750 the
11983 curious 11751 curious
11984 adjustmentNatural 11752 adjustment
11985 Religion.​  
11986 99justment  
11987 of 11753 of
11988 final 11754 final
11989 causes,​ 11755 causes,​
11990 the 11756 the
11991 plain 11757 plain
11992 use 11758 use
11993 Partand 11759 andintention
11994 intention  
11995 of 11760 of
11996 every 11761 every
11997 part 11762 part
11998 and 11763 and
11999 or-​ 11764 organ;​
12000 >^L.​organ;​  
12001 all 11765 all
12002 these 11766 these
12003 bespeak 11767 bespeak
12004 in 11768 in
12005 the 11769 the
12006 clearest 11770 clearestlanguage
12007 language  
12008 an 11771 an
12009 intelligent 11772 intelligent
12010 cause 11773 cause
12011 orauthor.​ 11774 or
  11775 author.​
12012 The 11776 The
12013 heavens 11777 heavens
12014 and 11778 and
12015 the 11779 the
12016 earthjoin 11780 earth
12017 in 11781 joinin
12018 the 11782 the
12019 same 11783 same
12020 testimony 11784 testimony:​
12021 :​  
12022 The 11785 The
12023 wholechorus 11786 whole
  11787 chorus
12024 of 11788 of
12025 Nature 11789 Nature
12026 raises 11790 raises
12027 one 11791 one
12028 hymn 11792 hymn
12029 to 11793 to
12030 the 11794 thepraises
12031 'praises  
12032 of 11795 of
12033 its 11796 its
12034 Creator:​ 11797 Creator.​
12035 You 11798 You
12036 alone,​ 11799 alone,​
12037 or 11800 or
12038 almost 11801 almost
12039 alone,​ 11802 alone,​
12040 disturb 11803 disturb
12041 this 11804 this
12042 general 11805 generalharmony.​
12043 harmony.​  
12044 You 11806 You
12045 start 11807 start
12046 abstruse 11808 abstruse
12047 doubts,​ 11809 doubts,​
12048 cavils,​ 11810 cavils,​
12049 and 11811 and
12050 objections:​ 11812 objections:​
12051 You 11813 You
12052 ask 11814 ask
12053 me,​ 11815 me,​what
12054 whatis 11816 is
12055 the 11817 the
12056 cause 11818 cause
12057 of 11819 of
12058 this 11820 this
12059 cause 11821 cause?
12060 ?  
12061 I 11822 I
12062 know 11823 know
12063 not 11824 not;​
12064 ;​I 11825 I
12065 care 11826 care
12066 not;​ 11827 not;​
12067 that 11828 that
12068 concerns 11829 concernsnot
12069 not  
12070 me.​ 11830 me.​
12071 Ihave 11831 I
  11832 have
12072 found 11833 found
12073 a 11834 a
12074 Deity;​ 11835 Deity;​
12075 and 11836 and
12076 here 11837 here
12077 I 11838 I
12078 stopmy 11839 stop
  11840 my
12079 inquiry.​ 11841 inquiry.​
12080 Let 11842 Let
12081 those 11843 those
12082 go 11844 gofurther,​
12083 farther,​ 11845 who
12084 whoare 11846 are
12085 wiser 11847 wiser
12086 or 11848 or
12087 more 11849 more
12088 enterprising.​I 11850 enterprising.​I
12089 pretend 11851 pretend
12090 to 11852 to
12091 be 11853 be
12092 neither,​ 11854 neither,​
12093 repliedPhilo 11855 replied
12094 :​ 11856 PHILO:​
12095 and 11857 And
12096 for 11858 for
12097 that 11859 that
12098 very 11860 very
12099 reason,​ 11861 reason,​
12100 Ishould 11862 Ishould
12101 never 11863 never
12102 perhaps 11864 perhaps
12103 have 11865 have
12104 attempted 11866 attempted
12105 togo 11867 to
  11868 go
12106 so 11869 so
12107 far;​ 11870 far;​
12108 especially 11871 especially
12109 when 11872 when
12110 I 11873 I
12111 am 11874 amsensible,​
12112 sensible,​  
12113 that 11875 that
12114 I 11876 I
12115 must 11877 must
12116 at 11878 at
12117 last 11879 last
12118 be 11880 be
12119 contentedto 11881 contented
  11882 to
12120 sit 11883 sit
12121 down 11884 down
12122 with 11885 with
12123 the 11886 the
12124 same 11887 sameanswer,​
12125 answer,​which,​ 11888 which,​
12126 without 11889 without
12127 farther 11890 further
12128 trouble,​ 11891 trouble,​
12129 mighthavetoo 11892 might
12130 Dialogues  
12131 concerningPart  
12132 have 11893 have
12133 satisfied 11894 satisfied
12134 me 11895 me
12135 from 11896 from
12136 the 11897 thebeginning.​
12137 beginning*v-​^r^  
12138 If 11898 If
12139 I 11899 I
12140 am 11900 am
12141 still 11901 still
12142 to 11902 to
12143 remain 11903 remain
12144 in 11904 in
12145 utter 11905 utter
12146 ignorance 11906 ignorance
12147 of 11907 of
12148 causes,​ 11908 causes,​
12149 and 11909 and
12150 can 11910 canabsolutely
12151 absolutely 11911 give
12152 givdan 11912 an
12153 explication 11913 explication
12154 of 11914 of
12155 nothing,​ 11915 nothing,​
12156 I 11916 I
12157 shall 11917 shall
12158 neveresteem 11918 never
  11919 esteem
12159 it 11920 it
12160 any 11921 anyadvantage
12161 advantage  
12162 to 11922 to
12163 shove 11923 shove
12164 offfor 11924 off
  11925 for
12165 a 11926 a
12166 moment 11927 moment
12167 a 11928 a
12168 difficulty,​ 11929 difficulty,​
12169 which,​ 11930 which,​
12170 you' 11931 you
12171 acknowledge,​ 11932 acknowledge,​must
12172 must  
12173 immediately,​ 11933 immediately,​
12174 in 11934 in
12175 itsfull 11935 its
  11936 full
12176 force,​ 11937 force,​
12177 recur 11938 recur
12178 upon 11939 upon
12179 me.​ 11940 me.​
12180 Naturalistsindeed 11941 Naturalists
12181 very 11942 indeedvery
12182 justly 11943 justly
12183 explain 11944 explain
12184 particulareffects 11945 particular
  11946 effects
12185 by 11947 by
12186 more 11948 more
12187 general 11949 general
12188 causes 11950 causes,​
12189 ;​  
12190 thoughthese 11951 thoughthese
12191 general 11952 general
12192 causes 11953 causes
12193 themselves 11954 themselves
12194 shouldremain 11955 should
  11956 remain
12195 in 11957 in
12196 the 11958 the
12197 end 11959 end
12198 totally 11960 totallyinexplicable;​
12199 inexplicable 11961 but
12200 :​but  
12201 they 11962 they
12202 never 11963 never
12203 surely 11964 surely
12204 thought 11965 thought
12205 it 11966 it
12206 satisfactory 11967 satisfactory
12207 to 11968 to
12208 explain 11969 explain
12209 a 11970 aparticular
12210 particular  
12211 effect 11971 effect
12212 bya 11972 by
  11973 a
12213 particular 11974 particular
12214 cause,​ 11975 cause,​
12215 which 11976 which
12216 was 11977 was
12217 no 11978 no
12218 moreto 11979 more
12219 be 11980 to
12220 accounted 11981 beaccounted
12221 for 11982 for
12222 than 11983 than
12223 the 11984 the
12224 effect 11985 effect
12225 itself.​ 11986 itself.​
12226 An 11987 An
12227 ideal 11988 ideal
12228 system,​ 11989 system,​
12229 arranged 11990 arranged
12230 of 11991 ofitself,​
12231 it-​self,​  
12232 without 11992 without
12233 a 11993 a
12234 precedent 11994 precedent
12235 design,​ 11995 design,​
12236 is 11996 is
12237 nota 11997 not
  11998 a
12238 whit 11999 whit
12239 more 12000 more
12240 explicable 12001 explicable
12241 than 12002 than
12242 a 12003 amaterial
12243 materialone,​ 12004 one,​
12244 which 12005 which
12245 attains 12006 attains
12246 its 12007 its
12247 order 12008 order
12248 in 12009 in
12249 a 12010 a
12250 likemanner 12011 like
12251 ;​ 12012 manner;​
12252 nor 12013 nor
12253 is 12014 is
12254 there 12015 there
12255 any 12016 anymore
12256 more  
12257 difficulty 12017 difficulty
12258 in 12018 in
12259 the 12019 the
12260 latter 12020 latter
12261 supposition 12021 supposition
12262 than 12022 than
12263 in 12023 in
12264 theformer.​PARTPART 12024 the
12265 V.​TjUT 12025 former.​PART
  12026 5But
12266 to 12027 to
12267 show 12028 show
12268 you 12029 you
12269 still 12030 still
12270 more 12031 more
12271 incon-​ 12032 inconveniences,​
12272 ParTveniencies,​  
12273 continued 12033 continued
12274 Philo,​ 12034 PHILO,​
12275 in 12035 in
12276 ^-​^>>your 12036 yourAnthropomorphism,​
12277 Anthropomorphism  
12278 ;​  
12279 please 12037 please
12280 totake 12038 to
  12039 take
12281 a 12040 a
12282 new 12041 new
12283 survey 12042 survey
12284 of 12043 of
12285 your 12044 your
12286 principles.​Like 12045 principles.​
12287 effecls 12046 Likeeffects
12288 prove 12047 prove
12289 like 12048 like
12290 causes.​ 12049 causes.​
12291 This 12050 This
12292 isthe 12051 is
  12052 the
12293 experimental 12053 experimental
12294 argument 12054 argument;​
12295 ;​  
12296 and 12055 and
12297 this,​you 12056 this,​you
12298 say 12057 say
12299 too,​ 12058 too,​
12300 is 12059 is
12301 the 12060 the
12302 sole 12061 sole
12303 theological 12062 theological
12304 argument.​ 12063 argument.​
12305 Now 12064 Now,​
12306 it 12065 it
12307 is 12066 is
12308 certain,​ 12067 certain,​
12309 that 12068 thatthe
12310 theliker 12069 liker
12311 the 12070 the
12312 effects 12071 effects
12313 are 12072 are
12314 which 12073 which
12315 are 12074 are
12316 seen,​and 12075 seen,​
  12076 and
12317 the 12077 the
12318 liker 12078 liker
12319 the 12079 the
12320 causes 12080 causes
12321 which 12081 whichare
12322 are  
12323 inferred,​ 12082 inferred,​
12324 the 12083 the
12325 stronger 12084 stronger
12326 is 12085 is
12327 the 12086 the
12328 argument.​Every 12087 argument.​
  12088 Every
12329 departure 12089 departure
12330 on 12090 on
12331 either 12091 eitherside
12332 side  
12333 diminishes 12092 diminishes
12334 the 12093 the
12335 probability,​ 12094 probability,​
12336 and 12095 and
12337 renders 12096 renders
12338 theexperiment 12097 the
12339 less 12098 experiment
12340 conclusive.​ 12099 lessconclusive.​
12341 You 12100 You
12342 cannot 12101 cannot
12343 doubt 12102 doubt
12344 of 12103 of
12345 the 12104 the
12346 principle:​ 12105 principle;​
12347 neitherought 12106 neither
  12107 ought
12348 you 12108 you
12349 to 12109 toreject
12350 reject  
12351 its 12110 its
12352 consequences.​G 12111 consequences.​All
12353 Allio2  
12354 Dialogues  
12355 concerningP*RT  
12356 All  
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12358 new 12113 new
12359 discoveries 12114 discoveries
12360 in 12115 in
12361 astro-​wv( 12116 astronomy,​
12362 norfiy,​  
12363 which 12117 which
12364 prove 12118 prove
12365 the 12119 the
12366 immense 12120 immense
12367 grandeur 12121 grandeurand
12368 and  
12369 magnificence 12122 magnificence
12370 of 12123 of
12371 the 12124 the
12372 works 12125 works
12373 ofNature,​ 12126 of
  12127 Nature,​
12374 are 12128 are
12375 so 12129 so
12376 many 12130 many
12377 additional 12131 additional
12378 arguments 12132 argumentsfor
12379 for  
12380 a 12133 a
12381 Deity,​ 12134 Deity,​
12382 according 12135 according
12383 to 12136 to
12384 the 12137 the
12385 truesystem 12138 true
  12139 system
12386 of 12140 of
12387 Theism 12141 Theism;​
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12389 but,​ 12142 but,​
12390 according 12143 according
12391 toyour 12144 toyour
12392 hypothesis 12145 hypothesis
12393 ofexperimental 12146 of
12394 Theism,​/​ 12147 experimental
  12148 Theism,​
12395 they 12149 they
12396 become 12150 become
12397 so 12151 so
12398 many 12152 many
12399 objections,​ 12153 objections,​by
12400 by  
12401 removing 12154 removing
12402 the 12155 the
12403 effect 12156 effect
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12406 from 12159 from
12407 allresemblance 12160 all
12408 to.​ 12161 resemblance
  12162 to
12409 the 12163 the
12410 effects 12164 effectsof
12411 ofhuman 12165 human
12412 artajid 12166 art
  12167 and
12413 contrivance.​ 12168 contrivance.​
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12415 if 12170 if
12416 Lucretius 12171 LUCRETIUS[Lib.​
12417 *,​even 12172 II.​
12418 following 12173 1094],​
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12421 system 12177 system
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12423 theworld,​ 12179 the
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12425 exclaim,​Quis 12182 exclaim,​
  12183 Quis
12426 regere 12184 regere
12427 immensi 12185 immensi
12428 summam,​ 12186 summam,​
12429 quis 12187 quis
12430 habere 12188 habere
12431 profundiIndu 12189 profundi
12432 tnanu 12190 Indu
  12191 manu
12433 validas 12192 validas
12434 potis 12193 potis
12435 est 12194 est
12436 moderanter 12195 moderanter
12437 habenas 12196 habenas?
12438 ?Quis 12197 Quis
12439 pariter 12198 pariter
12440 cœlos 12199 coelos
12441 omnes 12200 omnes
12442 convertere 12201 convertere?
12443 ?  
12444 et 12202 et
12445 omnesIgnibus 12203 omnes
12446 ætheriis 12204 Ignibus
  12205 aetheriis
12447 terras 12206 terras
12448 suffire 12207 suffire
12449 feraces 12208 feraces?
12450 ?Omnibus 12209 Omnibus
12451 inque 12210 inque
12452 locis 12211 locis
12453 esse 12212 esse
12454 omni 12213 omni
12455 tempore 12214 tempore
12456 praesto 12215 praesto?If
12457 rIf 12216 TULLY
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  12220 Lib.​
  12221 I]
12460 esteemed 12222 esteemed
12461 this 12223 this
12462 reasoning 12224 reasoning
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12464 as 12226 natural,​as
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12466 put 12228 put
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12469 the 12231 the
12470 mouth 12232 mouth
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12472 Epicurean 12234 his
12473 :​ 12235 EPICUREAN:​"Quibus
12474 Quibus  
12475 enim 12236 enim
12476 oculis 12237 oculis
12477 a-​iiimi 12238 animi
12478 intueri 12239 intueri
12479 potuit 12240 potuit
12480 vester 12241 vester
12481 Plato 12242 Plato
12482 fabrcamilam 12243 fabricam
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12484 operis,​ 12245 operis,​
12485 qua 12246 qua
12486 construi 12247 construi
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12488 Deo 12249 Deo
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12490 xi.​ 12251 aedificari
12491 1094.​ 12252 mundum
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12494 nat.​ 12255 quae
12495 Deor.​ 12256 ferramenta?
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12497 i.​.​*Natural  
12498 Religion.​  
12499 idjedificari  
12500 mundumsacit?  
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12502 molitio?  
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12504 PaR*serf-​amenta?  
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12508 machinæ?qui 12260 machinae?
  12261 qui
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12510 tanti 12263 tantimuneris
12511 muneris  
12512 fuerunt? 12264 fuerunt?
12513 quern-​admodum 12265 quemadmodum
12514 autem 12266 autem
12515 obedire 12267 obedire
12516 et 12268 et
12517 parere 12269 parere
12518 volun-​tati 12270 voluntati
12519 architecti 12271 architectiaer,​
12520 aer,​  
12521 ignis,​ 12272 ignis,​
12522 aqua,​ 12273 aqua,​
12523 terra 12274 terra
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12527 argument,​ 12277 argument,​
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12531 force 12282 force
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12533 former 12284 former
12534 ages 12285 ages,​
12535 ;​  
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12538 must 12288 greatermust
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12541 at 12291 at
12542 present 12292 present,​
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12544 whenthe 12294 the
12545 bounds 12295 bounds
12546 of 12296 of
12547 Nature 12297 Nature
12548 are 12298 are
12549 so 12299 so
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12554 magnificent 12304 magnificent
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12558 us? 12309 us?
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12563 unrea-​sonable  
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12569 so 12319 so
12570 unlimited 12320 unlimited
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12572 cause 12322 cause
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12574 our 12324 our
12575 experience 12325 experienceof
12576 of 12326 the
12577 thenarrow 12327 narrow
12578 productions 12328 productions
12579 of 12329 of
12580 human 12330 human
12581 designand 12331 design
12582 invention.​-​The 12332 and
  12333 invention.​The
12583 discoveries 12334 discoveries
12584 by 12335 by
12585 microscopes,​ 12336 microscopes,​
12586 asthey 12337 as
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12587 open 12339 open
12588 a 12340 a
12589 new 12341 new
12590 universe 12342 universe
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12592 miniature,​are 12344 miniature,​are
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12594 objections,​ 12346 objections,​
12595 according 12347 according
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12597 you,​arguments,​ 12349 you,​
  12350 arguments,​
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12599 to 12352 to
12600 me.​ 12353 me.​
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12602 farther  
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12604 pustx 12356 push
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12606 researches 12358 researches
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12614 infer 12367 inferthe
12615 the 12368 universal
12616 universalcause 12369 cause
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12618 all 12371 all
12619 to 12372 to
12620 be 12373 be
12621 vastly 12374 vastly
12622 different 12375 different
12623 fromG 12376 from
12624 2  
12625 man-​'i°4  
12626 Dialogues  
12627 concerningyRT  
12628 mankind,​ 12377 mankind,​
12629 or 12378 or
12630 from 12379 fromany
12631 any  
12632 object 12380 object
12633 of 12381 of
12634 humanV""Y^-​/​ 12382 human
12635 experience 12383 experience
12636 and 12384 and
12637 observation.​And 12385 observation.​And
12638 what 12386 what
12639 say 12387 say
12640 you 12388 you
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12642 the 12390 the
12643 discoveriesin 12391 discoveries
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12644 anatomy,​ 12393 anatomy,​
12645 chemistry,​ 12394 chemistry,​
12646 botany 12395 botany?.​.​.​These
12647 ?These  
12648 surely 12396 surely
12649 are 12397 are
12650 no 12398 no
12651 objections,​ 12399 objections,​
12652 repliedCleanthes:​ 12400 replied
  12401 CLEANTHES;​
12653 they 12402 they
12654 only 12403 only
12655 discover 12404 discover
12656 newinstances 12405 newinstances
12657 of 12406 of
12658 art 12407 art
12659 and 12408 and
12660 contrivance.​ 12409 contrivance.​
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12662 isstill 12411 is
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12664 image 12414 image
12665 of 12415 of
12666 mind 12416 mind
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12668 oniiS' 12418 us
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12670 innumerable 12420 innumerable
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  12423 a
12673 mind 12424 mind
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12675 the 12426 the
12676 human,​ 12427 human,​
12677 said 12428 said
12678 Philo.​ 12429 PHILO.​
12679 Iknow 12430 Iknow
12680 of 12431 of
12681 no 12432 no
12682 other,​ 12433 other,​
12683 replied 12434 replied
12684 Cleanthes.​And 12435 CLEANTHES.​
  12436 And
12685 the 12437 the
12686 liker 12438 liker
12687 the 12439 the
12688 better,​ 12440 better,​
12689 insisted 12441 insistedPHILO.​
12690 Philo.​To 12442 To
12691 be 12443 be
12692 sure,​ 12444 sure,​
12693 said 12445 said
12694 Cleanthes.​Now,​ 12446 CLEANTHES.​Now,​
12695 Cleanthes,​ 12447 CLEANTHES,​
12696 said 12448 said
12697 Philo,​ 12449 PHILO,​
12698 withan 12450 with
  12451 an
12699 air 12452 air
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12701 alacrity 12454 alacrity
12702 and 12455 and
12703 triumph,​ 12456 triumph,​
12704 markthe 12457 mark
12705 consequences.​ 12458 theconsequences.​
12706 First,​ 12459 First,​
12707 By 12460 By
12708 this 12461 this
12709 method 12462 method
12710 of 12463 of
12711 reasoning,​ 12464 reasoning,​
12712 you 12465 you
12713 renounce 12466 renounce
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12715 to 12468 claimto
12716 infinity 12469 infinity
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12718 any 12471 any
12719 of 12472 of
12720 the 12473 the
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  12475 of
12722 the 12476 the
12723 Deity.​ 12477 Deity.​
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12726 the 12480 the
12727 cause 12481 causeought
12728 oughtonly 12482 only
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12730 be 12484 be
12731 proportioned 12485 proportioned
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12733 the 12487 the
12734 effect;​and 12488 effect,​
  12489 and
12735 the 12490 the
12736 effect,​ 12491 effect,​
12737 so 12492 so
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12740 it 12495 itfalls
12741 falls  
12742 under 12496 under
12743 ourcognisance,​ 12497 our
  12498 cognisance,​
12744 is 12499 is
12745 not 12500 not
12746 infinite 12501 infinite;​
12747 ;​  
12748 what 12502 what
12749 pre-​*tensions,​Natural 12503 pretensions
12750 Religion.​  
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12752 have 12504 have
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12759 ascribe 12509 ascribe
12760 that 12510 that
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12763 the 12513 the
12764 di-​ 12514 Divine
12765 v-​"v~>vine 12515 Being?You
12766 Being  
12767 ?  
12768 You  
12769 will 12516 will
12770 still 12517 still
12771 insist,​ 12518 insist,​
12772 that,​by 12519 that,​
  12520 by
12773 removing 12521 removing
12774 him 12522 him
12775 so 12523 so
12776 much 12524 much
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12778 all 12526 all
12779 similarity 12527 similarityto
12780 to  
12781 human 12528 human
12782 creatures,​ 12529 creatures,​
12783 we 12530 we
12784 giveinto 12531 give
  12532 in
  12533 to
12785 the 12534 the
12786 most 12535 most
12787 arbitrary 12536 arbitrary
12788 hypothesis,​ 12537 hypothesis,​
12789 andat 12538 and
12790 the 12539 atthe
12791 same' 12540 same
12792 time 12541 time
12793 weaken 12542 weaken
12794 all 12543 all
12795 proofs 12544 proofs
12796 ofhis 12545 of
  12546 his
12797 existence.​Secondly,​ 12547 existence.​Secondly,​
12798 You 12548 You
12799 have 12549 have
12800 no 12550 no
12801 reason,​ 12551 reason,​
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12803 yourtheory,​ 12553 your
  12554 theory,​
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12806 perfection 12557 perfection
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12808 theDeity,​ 12559 Deity,​
12809 even 12560 even
12810 in 12561 in
12811 his 12562 his
12812 finite 12563 finite
12813 capacity 12564 capacity,​
12814 ;​  
12815 or 12565 or
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  12567 supposing
12817 him 12568 him
12818 free 12569 free
12819 from 12570 fromevery
12820 every  
12821 error,​ 12571 error,​
12822 mistake,​ 12572 mistake,​
12823 or 12573 or
12824 incoherence,​ 12574 incoherence,​
12825 in 12575 in
12826 his 12576 his
12827 undertakings.​ 12577 undertakings.​
12828 There 12578 There
12829 are 12579 are
12830 many 12580 manyinexplicable
12831 inexplicable  
12832 difficulties 12581 difficulties
12833 in 12582 in
12834 the 12583 the
12835 works 12584 works
12836 of 12585 of
12837 Nature,​ 12586 Nature,​
12838 which,​if 12587 which,​
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12839 we 12589 we
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12842 perfect  
12843 author 12592 author
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12845 be 12594 be
12846 proveda 12595 proved
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12847 priori,​ 12597 priori,​
12848 are 12598 are
12849 easily 12599 easily
12850 solved,​ 12600 solved,​
12851 and 12601 and
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12853 seeming 12603 onlyseeming
12854 difficulties,​ 12604 difficulties,​
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12856 the 12606 the
12857 narrow 12607 narrow
12858 capacity 12608 capacity
12859 of 12609 of
12860 man,​ 12610 man,​
12861 who 12611 who
12862 cannot 12612 cannot
12863 traceinfinite 12613 traceinfinite
12864 relations.​ 12614 relations.​
12865 But 12615 But
12866 according 12616 according
12867 to 12617 to
12868 yourmethod 12618 your
  12619 method
12869 of 12620 of
12870 reasoning,​ 12621 reasoning,​
12871 these 12622 thesedifficulties
12872 difficultiesbecome 12623 become
12873 all 12624 all
12874 real;​ 12625 real;​
12875 and 12626 and
12876 perhaps 12627 perhaps
12877 will 12628 will
12878 beinsisted 12629 be
  12630 insisted
12879 on,​ 12631 on,​
12880 as 12632 as
12881 new 12633 newinstances
12882 instances  
12883 of 12634 of
12884 likenessG 12635 likeness
12885 3  
12886 to106  
12887 Dialogues  
12888 concerning^RT  
12889 to 12636 to
12890 human 12637 human
12891 art 12638 art
12892 and 12639 and
12893 contrivance.​ 12640 contrivance.​
12894 At 12641 At
12895 least,​Wrvv 12642 least,​
12896 you 12643 you
12897 must 12644 mustacknowledge,​
12898 acknowledge,​  
12899 that 12645 that
12900 it 12646 it
12901 is 12647 is
12902 impossible 12648 impossible
12903 for 12649 for
12904 us 12650 us
12905 to 12651 to
Offset 12907, 1663 lines modified Offset 12653, 1629 lines modified
12907 from 12653 from
12908 our 12654 our
12909 limitedviews,​ 12655 limitedviews,​
12910 whether 12656 whether
12911 this 12657 this
12912 system 12658 system
12913 contains 12659 contains
12914 anygreat 12660 any
  12661 great
12915 faults,​ 12662 faults,​
12916 or 12663 or
12917 deserves 12664 deserves
12918 any 12665 anyconsiderable
12919 considerable  
12920 praise,​ 12666 praise,​
12921 if 12667 if
12922 compared 12668 compared
12923 to 12669 to
12924 other 12670 other
12925 possible,​ 12671 possible,​
12926 and 12672 and
12927 even 12673 even
12928 real 12674 realsystems.​
12929 systems.​  
12930 Could 12675 Could
12931 apeasant,​ 12676 a
  12677 peasant,​
12932 if 12678 if
12933 the 12679 the
12934 Æneid 12680 Aeneid
12935 were 12681 were
12936 read 12682 read
12937 to 12683 to
12938 him,​pronounce 12684 him,​
12939 that 12685 pronounce
12940 poem 12686 thatpoem
12941 to 12687 to
12942 be 12688 be
12943 absolutelyfaultless,​ 12689 absolutely
  12690 faultless,​
12944 or 12691 or
12945 even 12692 even
12946 assign 12693 assign
12947 to 12694 to
12948 it 12695 it
12949 its 12696 its
12950 properrank 12697 proper
12951 among 12698 rankamong
12952 the 12699 the
12953 productions 12700 productions
12954 of 12701 of
12955 humanwit 12702 human
12956 ;​ 12703 wit,​
12957 he,​ 12704 he,​
12958 who 12705 who
12959 had 12706 had
12960 never 12707 never
12961 seen 12708 seen
12962 any 12709 any
12963 otherproduction?But 12710 otherproduction?But
12964 were 12711 were
12965 this 12712 this
12966 world 12713 world
12967 ever 12714 ever
12968 so 12715 so
12969 perfecta 12716 perfect
  12717 a
12970 production,​ 12718 production,​
12971 it 12719 it
12972 must 12720 must
12973 still 12721 still
12974 remain 12722 remainuncertain,​
12975 uncertain,​  
12976 whether 12723 whether
12977 all 12724 all
12978 the 12725 the
12979 excellencies 12726 excellences
12980 ofthe 12727 of
  12728 the
12981 work 12729 work
12982 can 12730 can
12983 justly 12731 justly
12984 be 12732 be
12985 ascribed 12733 ascribedto
12986 to 12734 the
12987 theworkman.​ 12735 workman.​
12988 If 12736 If
12989 we 12737 we
12990 survey 12738 survey
12991 a 12739 a
12992 stiip,​ 12740 ship,​
12993 what 12741 what
12994 anexalted 12742 an
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12995 idea 12744 idea
12996 must 12745 must
12997 we 12746 we
12998 form 12747 form
12999 of 12748 ofthe
13000 the  
13001 ingenuity 12749 ingenuity
13002 of 12750 of
13003 the 12751 the
13004 carpenter 12752 carpenter
13005 who 12753 who
13006 framed 12754 framed
13007 socomplicated,​ 12755 so
  12756 complicated,​
13008 useful,​ 12757 useful,​
13009 and 12758 andbeautiful
13010 beautiful  
13011 a 12759 a
13012 machine? 12760 machine?
13013 And 12761 And
13014 what 12762 what
13015 surprise 12763 surprise
13016 must 12764 must
13017 we 12765 we
13018 feel,​when 12766 feel,​
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13019 we 12768 we
13020 find 12769 find
13021 him 12770 him
13022 a 12771 astupid
13023 stupid 12772 mechanic,​
13024 mechanic,​whoNatural 12773 who
13025 Religion.​  
13026 ioywho  
13027 imitated 12774 imitated
13028 others,​ 12775 others,​
13029 and 12776 and
13030 copied 12777 copied
13031 an 12778 an
13032 art,​ 12779 art,​
13033 r^Twhich,​ 12780 which,​
13034 through 12781 through
13035 a 12782 along
13036 long  
13037 succession 12783 succession
13038 of 12784 of
13039 ages 12785 ages,​
13040 »—y-​oafter 12786 after
13041 multiplied 12787 multiplied
13042 trials,​ 12788 trials,​
13043 mistakes,​ 12789 mistakes,​
13044 corrections,​ 12790 corrections,​deliberations,​
13045 deliberations,​  
13046 and 12791 and
13047 controversies,​ 12792 controversies,​
13048 had 12793 had
13049 been 12794 been
13050 gradually 12795 gradually
13051 improving 12796 improving?
13052 ?Many 12797 Manyworlds
13053 worlds  
13054 might 12798 might
13055 have 12799 have
13056 been 12800 been
13057 botchedand 12801 botched
  12802 and
13058 bungled,​ 12803 bungled,​
13059 throughout 12804 throughout
13060 an 12805 an
13061 eternity,​ere 12806 eternity,​
13062 this 12807 erethis
13063 system 12808 system
13064 was 12809 was
13065 struck 12810 struck
13066 out;​ 12811 out;​
13067 muchlabour 12812 much
13068 lost;​ 12813 labour
  12814 lost,​
13069 many 12815 many
13070 fruitless 12816 fruitless
13071 trials 12817 trials
13072 made;​and 12818 made;​and
13073 a 12819 a
13074 slow,​ 12820 slow,​
13075 but 12821 but
13076 continued 12822 continued
13077 improvementcarried 12823 improvement
  12824 carried
13078 on 12825 on
13079 during 12826 during
13080 infinite 12827 infinite
13081 ages 12828 ages
13082 in 12829 inthe
13083 the 12830 art
13084 artof 12831 of
13085 world-​making.​ 12832 world-​making.​
13086 In 12833 In
13087 such 12834 such
13088 subjects,​who 12835 subjects,​
  12836 who
13089 can 12837 can
13090 determine,​ 12838 determine,​
13091 where 12839 where
13092 the 12840 thetruth;​
13093 truth;​nay,​ 12841 nay,​
13094 who 12842 who
13095 can 12843 can
13096 conjecture 12844 conjecture
13097 where 12845 where
13098 the 12846 the
13099 probability,​ 12847 probability
13100 lies 12848 lies,​
13101 ;​  
13102 amidst 12849 amidst
13103 a 12850 a
13104 great 12851 greatnumber
13105 numberof 12852 of
13106 hypotheses 12853 hypotheses
13107 which 12854 which
13108 may 12855 may
13109 be 12856 be
13110 proposed,​and 12857 proposed,​
  12858 and
13111 a 12859 a
13112 still 12860 still
13113 greater 12861 greater
13114 number  
13115 which 12862 which
13116 maybe 12863 maybe
13117 imagined 12864 imagined?And
13118 ?And  
13119 what 12865 what
13120 shadow 12866 shadow
13121 of 12867 of
13122 an 12868 an
13123 argument,​continued 12869 argument,​
13124 Philo,​ 12870 continued
  12871 PHILO,​
13125 can 12872 can
13126 you 12873 you
13127 produce,​from 12874 produce,​
13128 your 12875 fromyour
13129 hypothesis,​ 12876 hypothesis,​
13130 to 12877 to
13131 prove 12878 prove
13132 the 12879 the
13133 unityof 12880 unity
  12881 of
13134 the 12882 the
13135 Deity 12883 Deity?
13136 ?  
13137 A 12884 A
13138 great 12885 great
13139 number 12886 number
13140 of 12887 of
13141 menjoin 12888 menjoin
13142 in 12889 in
13143 building 12890 building
13144 a 12891 a
13145 house 12892 house
13146 or 12893 or
13147 ship,​ 12894 ship,​
13148 in 12895 in
13149 rear-​G 12896 rearing
13150 4  
13151 ingio8  
13152 Dialogues  
13153 concerningTart  
13154 jng  
13155 a 12897 a
13156 city,​ 12898 city,​
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13158 framing 12900 framing
13159 a 12901 acommonwealth;​
13160 commonwealth  
13161 :​K^-​yj  
13162 why 12902 why
13163 may 12903 may
13164 not 12904 not
13165 several 12905 several
13166 deities 12906 deities
13167 combine 12907 combine
13168 incontriving 12908 in
13169 and 12909 contriving
13170 framing 12910 andframing
13171 a 12911 a
13172 world 12912 world?
13173 ? 12913 This
13174 Thisis 12914 is
13175 only 12915 only
13176 so 12916 so
13177 much 12917 much
13178 greater 12918 greater
13179 similarity 12919 similarity
13180 tohuman 12920 to
13181 affairs.​ 12921 humanaffairs.​
13182 By 12922 By
13183 sharing 12923 sharing
13184 the 12924 the
13185 workamong 12925 work
  12926 among
13186 several,​ 12927 several,​
13187 we 12928 we
13188 may 12929 may
13189 so 12930 so
13190 much 12931 much
13191 farther 12932 further
13192 limit 12933 limitthe
13193 the  
13194 attributes 12934 attributes
13195 of 12935 of
13196 each,​ 12936 each,​
13197 and 12937 and
13198 getrid 12938 get
  12939 rid
13199 of 12940 of
13200 that 12941 that
13201 extensive 12942 extensive
13202 power 12943 power
13203 and 12944 andknowledge,​
13204 knowledge,​  
13205 which 12945 which
13206 must 12946 must
13207 be 12947 be
13208 supposed 12948 supposed
13209 in 12949 in
13210 onedeity,​ 12950 one
  12951 deity,​
13211 and 12952 and
13212 which,​ 12953 which,​
13213 according 12954 according
13214 to 12955 toyou,​
13215 you,​ 12956 can
13216 canonly 12957 only
13217 serve 12958 serve
13218 to 12959 to
13219 weaken 12960 weaken
13220 the 12961 the
13221 proof 12962 proof
13222 of 12963 of
13223 hisexistence.​ 12964 his
  12965 existence.​
13224 And 12966 And
13225 if 12967 if
13226 such 12968 suchfoolish,​
13227 foolish,​  
13228 such 12969 such
13229 vicious 12970 vicious
13230 creatures 12971 creatures
13231 as 12972 as
13232 man 12973 man,​
13233 can 12974 can
13234 yet 12975 yet
13235 oftenunite 12976 often
  12977 unite
13236 in 12978 in
13237 framing 12979 framingand
13238 and  
13239 executing 12980 executing
13240 oneplan 12981 one
13241 ;​ 12982 plan,​
13242 how 12983 how
13243 much 12984 much
13244 more 12985 more
13245 those 12986 those
13246 deities 12987 deities
13247 ordæmons,​ 12988 or
  12989 demons,​
13248 whom 12990 whom
13249 we 12991 wemay
13250 may  
13251 suppose 12992 suppose
13252 severaldegrees 12993 several
  12994 degrees
13253 more 12995 more
13254 perfect?To 12996 perfect!To
13255 multiply 12997 multiply
13256 causes,​ 12998 causes
13257 without 12999 without
13258 necessity,​ 13000 necessity,​
13259 is 13001 is
13260 indeed 13002 indeed
13261 contrary 13003 contrary
13262 to 13004 to
13263 true 13005 truephilosophy:​
13264 philosophy:​  
13265 but 13006 but
13266 this 13007 this
13267 principle 13008 principle
13268 applies 13009 applies
13269 not 13010 not
13270 tothe 13011 to
  13012 the
13271 present 13013 present
13272 case.​ 13014 case.​
13273 Were 13015 Were
13274 one 13016 onedeity
13275 deity  
13276 antecedently 13017 antecedently
13277 proved 13018 proved
13278 by 13019 by
13279 your 13020 your
13280 theory,​ 13021 theory,​
13281 whowere 13022 who
  13023 were
13282 possessed 13024 possessed
13283 of 13025 of
13284 every 13026 everyattribute
13285 attribute 13027 requisite
13286 requisiteNatural  
13287 Religion.​  
13288 ;​o9fite  
13289 to 13028 to
13290 the 13029 the
13291 production 13030 production
13292 of 13031 of
13293 the 13032 the
13294 universe 13033 universe;​
13295 ;​ 13034 it
13296 P**tit  
13297 would 13035 would
13298 be 13036 beneedless,​
13299 needless,​  
13300 I 13037 I
13301 own,​ 13038 own,​
13302 (though 13039 (though
13303 not 13040 not
13304 ^^absurd)​,​ 13041 absurd,​)​
13305 to 13042 to
13306 suppose 13043 suppose
13307 any 13044 any
13308 other 13045 other
13309 deity 13046 deityexistent.​
13310 existent.​  
13311 But 13047 But
13312 while 13048 while
13313 it 13049 it
13314 is 13050 is
13315 still 13051 still
13316 a 13052 a
13317 question,​Whether 13053 question,​
  13054 Whether
13318 all 13055 all
13319 these 13056 these
13320 attributes 13057 attributesare
13321 are 13058 united
13322 unitedin 13059 in
13323 one 13060 one
13324 subject,​ 13061 subject,​
13325 or 13062 or
13326 dispersed 13063 dispersed
13327 among 13064 among
13328 several 13065 several
13329 independent 13066 independent
13330 beings 13067 beings,​by
13331 ;​  
13332 by  
13333 what 13068 what
13334 phenomena 13069 phenomena
13335 in 13070 in
13336 nature 13071 nature
13337 can 13072 can
13338 we 13073 we
13339 pretend 13074 pretend
13340 to 13075 to
13341 decide 13076 decide
13342 the 13077 the
13343 controversy 13078 controversy?Where
13344 ?  
13345 Where  
13346 we 13079 we
13347 see 13080 see
13348 abody 13081 a
  13082 body
13349 raised 13083 raised
13350 in 13084 in
13351 a 13085 a
13352 scale,​ 13086 scale,​
13353 we 13087 we
13354 are 13088 are
13355 sure 13089 sure
13356 thatthere 13090 that
  13091 there
13357 is 13092 is
13358 in 13093 in
13359 the 13094 theopposite
13360 opposite  
13361 scale,​ 13095 scale,​
13362 howeverconcealed 13096 however
  13097 concealed
13363 from 13098 from
13364 sight,​ 13099 sight,​
13365 some 13100 some
13366 counterpoising 13101 counterpoising
13367 weight 13102 weightequal
13368 equal  
13369 to 13103 to
13370 it 13104 it;​
13371 :​  
13372 but 13105 but
13373 it 13106 it
13374 is 13107 is
13375 still 13108 still
13376 allowed 13109 allowed
13377 to 13110 to
13378 doubt,​ 13111 doubt,​
13379 whether 13112 whether
13380 that 13113 that
13381 weightbe 13114 weight
13382 an 13115 be
13383 aggregate 13116 anaggregate
13384 of 13117 of
13385 several 13118 several
13386 distinct 13119 distinct
13387 bodies,​ 13120 bodies,​
13388 or 13121 or
13389 one 13122 one
13390 uniform 13123 uniform
13391 united 13124 united
13392 mass.​ 13125 mass.​
13393 Andif 13126 And
13394 the 13127 ifthe
13395 weight 13128 weight
13396 requisite 13129 requisite
13397 very 13130 very
13398 much 13131 much
13399 exceeds 13132 exceeds
13400 any 13133 any
13401 thing 13134 thing
13402 which 13135 which
13403 we 13136 we
13404 have 13137 have
13405 everseen 13138 ever
13406 conjoined 13139 seenconjoined
13407 in 13140 in
13408 any 13141 any
13409 single 13142 single
13410 body,​ 13143 body,​
13411 theformer 13144 the
  13145 former
13412 supposition 13146 supposition
13413 becomes 13147 becomes
13414 still 13148 still
13415 moreprobable 13149 moreprobable
13416 and 13150 and
13417 natural.​ 13151 natural.​
13418 An 13152 An
13419 intelligentbeing 13153 intelligent
  13154 being
13420 of 13155 of
13421 such 13156 such
13422 vast 13157 vast
13423 power 13158 power
13424 and 13159 andcapacity
13425 capacityas 13160 as
13426 is 13161 is
13427 necessary 13162 necessary
13428 to 13163 to
13429 produce 13164 produce
13430 the 13165 the
13431 universe,​*>r,​ 13166 universe,​
  13167 or,​
13432 to 13168 to
13433 speak 13169 speak
13434 in 13170 in
13435 the 13171 thelanguage
13436 language  
13437 of 13172 of
13438 ancientphilosophy.​no 13173 ancient
13439 Dialogues 13174 philosophy,​
13440 concerningPv 13175 so
13441 T  
13442 P^o^P^y*  
13443  
13444 prodigious 13176 prodigious
13445 an 13177 an
13446 animal,​v^-​^j 13178 animal
13447 exceeds 13179 exceeds
13448 all 13180 allanalogy,​
13449 analogy,​  
13450 and 13181 and
13451 even 13182 even
13452 comprehension.​But 13183 comprehension.​But
13453 farther,​ 13184 further,​
13454 Cleanthes:​ 13185 CLEANTHES:​
13455 Men 13186 men
13456 aremortal,​ 13187 are
  13188 mortal,​
13457 and 13189 and
13458 renew 13190 renew
13459 their 13191 their
13460 species 13192 species
13461 by 13193 bygeneration;​
13462 generation;​  
13463 and 13194 and
13464 this 13195 this
13465 is 13196 is
13466 common 13197 common
13467 to 13198 to
13468 all 13199 all
13469 living 13200 living
13470 creatures.​ 13201 creatures.​
13471 The 13202 The
13472 two 13203 two
13473 great 13204 greatsexes
13474 sexes 13205 of
13475 ofmale 13206 male
13476 and 13207 and
13477 female,​ 13208 female,​
13478 says 13209 says
13479 Milton,​ 13210 MILTON,​
13480 animatethe 13211 animate
  13212 the
13481 world.​ 13213 world.​
13482 Why 13214 Why
13483 must 13215 must
13484 this 13216 thiscircumstance,​
13485 circumstance,​so 13217 so
13486 universal,​ 13218 universal,​
13487 so 13219 so
13488 essential,​ 13220 essential,​
13489 be 13221 be
13490 excludedfrom 13222 excluded
  13223 from
13491 those 13224 those
13492 numerous 13225 numerousand
13493 and  
13494 limited 13226 limited
13495 deities 13227 deities?
13496 ?  
13497 Behold,​ 13228 Behold,​
13498 then,​ 13229 then,​
13499 the 13230 the
13500 theogeny 13231 theogony
13501 ofancient 13232 of
  13233 ancient
13502 times 13234 times
13503 brought 13235 broughtback
13504 back  
13505 upon 13236 upon
13506 us.​And 13237 us.​And
13507 why 13238 why
13508 not 13239 not
13509 become 13240 become
13510 a 13241 a
13511 perfect 13242 perfect
13512 An-​thropomorphite 13243 Anthropomorphite?
13513 ?  
13514 Why 13244 Why
13515 not 13245 not
13516 assert 13246 assert
13517 thedeity 13247 the
13518 or 13248 deityor
13519 deities 13249 deities
13520 to 13250 to
13521 be 13251 be
13522 corporeal,​ 13252 corporeal,​
13523 and 13253 and
13524 tohave 13254 to
  13255 have
13525 eyes,​ 13256 eyes,​
13526 a 13257 a
13527 nose,​ 13258 nose,​
13528 mouth,​ 13259 mouth,​
13529 ears,​ 13260 ears,​
13530 &c.​ 13261 &c.​?EPICURUS
13531 ?  
13532 E-​picurus  
13533 maintained,​ 13262 maintained,​
13534 that 13263 that
13535 no 13264 no
13536 man 13265 man
13537 hadever 13266 had
  13267 ever
13538 seen 13268 seen
13539 reason 13269 reason
13540 but 13270 but
13541 in 13271 in
13542 a 13272 a
13543 human 13273 humanfigure;​
13544 figure;​therefore 13274 therefore
13545 the 13275 the
13546 gods 13276 gods
13547 must 13277 must
13548 have 13278 have
13549 a 13279 a
13550 humanfigure.​ 13280 human
  13281 figure.​
13551 And 13282 And
13552 this 13283 this
13553 argument,​ 13284 argument,​which
13554 which  
13555 is 13285 is
13556 deservedly 13286 deservedly
13557 so 13287 so
13558 much 13288 much
13559 ridiculed 13289 ridiculed
13560 by 13290 by
13561 Cicero,​becomes.​Natural 13291 CICERO,​
13562 Religion.​ 13292 becomes,​
13563 mbecomes,​  
13564 according 13293 according
13565 to 13294 toyou,​
13566 you,​  
13567 solid 13295 solid
13568 and 13296 and
13569 Partphilosophical.​ 13297 philosophical.​In
13570 ^^jIn  
13571 a 13298 a
13572 word,​ 13299 word,​
13573 Cleanthes,​ 13300 CLEANTHES,​
13574 a 13301 a
13575 man,​ 13302 man
13576 whofollows 13303 who
  13304 follows
13577 your 13305 your
13578 hypothesis,​ 13306 hypothesis
13579 is 13307 is
13580 able,​ 13308 able
13581 perhaps,​ 13309 perhapsto
13582 to  
13583 assert,​ 13310 assert,​
13584 or 13311 or
13585 conjecture,​ 13312 conjecture,​
13586 that 13313 that
13587 theuniverse,​ 13314 the
  13315 universe,​
13588 sometime,​ 13316 sometime,​
13589 arose 13317 arose
13590 from 13318 fromsomething
13591 something  
13592 like 13319 like
13593 design 13320 design:​
13594 :​  
13595 but 13321 but
13596 beyond 13322 beyond
13597 that 13323 that
13598 position 13324 position
13599 he 13325 he
13600 cannot 13326 cannot
13601 ascertain 13327 ascertain
13602 one 13328 onesingle
13603 single 13329 circumstance;​
13604 circumstance  
13605 ;​  
13606 and 13330 and
13607 is 13331 is
13608 left 13332 left
13609 afterwards 13333 afterwards
13610 to 13334 to
13611 fix€very 13335 fix
  13336 every
13612 point 13337 point
13613 of 13338 of
13614 his 13339 histheology
13615 theology,​  
13616 by 13340 by
13617 the 13341 the
13618 utmost 13342 utmost
13619 license 13343 license
13620 of 13344 of
13621 fancy 13345 fancy
13622 and 13346 and
13623 hypothesis.​This 13347 hypothesis.​
  13348 This
13624 world,​ 13349 world,​
13625 for 13350 foraught
13626 aught  
13627 he 13351 he
13628 knows,​ 13352 knows,​
13629 is 13353 is
13630 veryfaulty 13354 very
  13355 faulty
13631 and 13356 and
13632 imperfect,​ 13357 imperfect,​
13633 compared 13358 compared
13634 to 13359 to
13635 a 13360 a
13636 superior 13361 superiorstandard;​
13637 standard;​  
13638 and 13362 and
13639 was 13363 was
13640 only 13364 only
13641 the 13365 the
13642 firstrude 13366 first
  13367 rude
13643 essay 13368 essay
13644 of 13369 of
13645 some 13370 some
13646 infant 13371 infant
13647 deity,​ 13372 deity,​
13648 who 13373 whoafterwards
13649 afterwards  
13650 abandoned 13374 abandoned
13651 it,​ 13375 it,​
13652 ashamed 13376 ashamed
13653 of 13377 of
13654 hislame 13378 his
  13379 lame
13655 performance:​ 13380 performance:​
13656 it 13381 it
13657 is 13382 is
13658 the 13383 the
13659 work 13384 workonly
13660 onlyof 13385 of
13661 some 13386 some
13662 dependent,​ 13387 dependent,​
13663 inferior 13388 inferior
13664 deity;​ 13389 deity;​
13665 andis 13390 and
  13391 is
13666 the 13392 the
13667 object 13393 object
13668 of 13394 of
13669 derision 13395 derision
13670 to 13396 tohis
13671 his 13397 superiors:​
13672 superiors:​it 13398 it
13673 is 13399 is
13674 the 13400 the
13675 production 13401 production
13676 of 13402 of
13677 old 13403 old
13678 age 13404 age
13679 and 13405 and
13680 dotagein 13406 dotage
13681 some 13407 in
13682 superannuated 13408 somesuperannuated
13683 deity;​ 13409 deity;​
13684 and 13410 and
13685 eversince 13411 ever
  13412 since
13686 his 13413 his
13687 death,​ 13414 death,​
13688 has 13415 has
13689 run 13416 run
13690 on 13417 on
13691 at 13418 at
13692 adventures,​ 13419 adventures,​from
13693 from  
13694 the 13420 the
13695 first 13421 first
13696 impulse 13422 impulse
13697 and 13423 and
13698 activeforceii2 13424 active
13699 Dialogues  
13700 concerningPart  
13701 force 13425 force
13702 which 13426 which
13703 it 13427 it
13704 received 13428 received
13705 from 13429 from
13706 him.​ 13430 him.​
13707 You^j 13431 Youjustly
13708 justly  
13709 give 13432 give
13710 signs 13433 signs
13711 of 13434 of
13712 horror,​ 13435 horror,​
13713 Demea,​ 13436 DEMEA,​
13714 atthese 13437 at
  13438 these
13715 strange 13439 strange
13716 suppositions 13440 suppositions;​
13717 ;​ 13441 butthese,​
13718 * 13442 and
13719 but  
13720 these,​and  
13721 a 13443 a
13722 thousand 13444 thousand
13723 more 13445 more
13724 of 13446 of
13725 the 13447 the
13726 same 13448 same
13727 kind,​are 13449 kind,​
13728 Cleanthes's 13450 are
13729 suppositions,​ 13451 CLEANTHES'ssuppositio​ns,​
13730 notmine.​ 13452 not
  13453 mine.​
13731 From 13454 From
13732 the 13455 the
13733 moment 13456 moment
13734 the 13457 the
13735 attributesof 13458 attributes
  13459 of
13736 the 13460 the
13737 Deity 13461 Deity
13738 are 13462 aresupposed
13739 supposed  
13740 finite,​ 13463 finite,​
13741 all 13464 all
13742 thesehave 13465 these
  13466 have
13743 place.​ 13467 place.​
13744 And 13468 And
13745 I 13469 I
13746 cannot,​ 13470 cannot,​
13747 for 13471 for
13748 my 13472 my
13749 part,​think,​ 13473 part,​
13750 that 13474 thinkthat
13751 so 13475 so
13752 wild 13476 wild
13753 and 13477 and
13754 unsettled 13478 unsettled
13755 a 13479 a
13756 system 13480 system
13757 of 13481 of
13758 theology 13482 theology
13759 is,​ 13483 is,​
13760 in 13484 in
13761 any 13485 any
13762 respect,​ 13486 respect,​preferable
13763 preferable  
13764 to 13487 to
13765 none 13488 none
13766 at 13489 at
13767 all.​« 13490 all.​These
13768 These  
13769 suppositions 13491 suppositions
13770 I 13492 I
13771 absolutely 13493 absolutely
13772 dis-​,​own,​ 13494 disown,​
13773 cried 13495 cried
13774 Cleanthes:​ 13496 CLEANTHES:​
13775 they 13497 they
13776 strike 13498 strike
13777 me,​however,​ 13499 me,​however,​
13778 with 13500 with
13779 no 13501 no
13780 horror;​ 13502 horror,​
13781 especially,​when 13503 especially
  13504 when
13782 proposed 13505 proposed
13783 in 13506 in
13784 that 13507 that
13785 rambling 13508 rambling
13786 wayin 13509 way
13787 which 13510 inwhich
13788 they 13511 they
13789 drop 13512 drop
13790 from 13513 from
13791 you.​ 13514 you.​
13792 On 13515 On
13793 thecontrary,​ 13516 the
  13517 contrary,​
13794 they 13518 they
13795 give 13519 give
13796 me 13520 me
13797 pleasure,​ 13521 pleasure,​
13798 when.​I 13522 when
13799 see,​ 13523 Isee,​
13800 that,​ 13524 that,​
13801 by 13525 by
13802 the 13526 the
13803 utmost 13527 utmost
13804 indulgence 13528 indulgence
13805 ofyour 13529 of
  13530 your
13806 imagination,​ 13531 imagination,​
13807 you 13532 you
13808 never 13533 never
13809 get 13534 getrid
13810 rid 13535 of
13811 ofthe 13536 the
13812 hypothesis 13537 hypothesis
13813 of 13538 of
13814 design 13539 design
13815 in 13540 in
13816 the 13541 the
13817 universe 13542 universe,​
13818 ;​but 13543 but
13819 are 13544 are
13820 obliged 13545 obliged
13821 at 13546 at
13822 every 13547 everyturn
13823 turn  
13824 to 13548 to
13825 haverecourse 13549 have
  13550 recourse
13826 to 13551 to
13827 it.​ 13552 it.​
13828 To 13553 To
13829 this 13554 this
13830 concession 13555 concession
13831 I 13556 I
13832 adhere 13557 adhere
13833 steadily;​ 13558 steadily;​
13834 and 13559 andthis
13835 this  
13836 I 13560 I
13837 regard 13561 regard
13838 as 13562 as
13839 a 13563 a
13840 sufficient 13564 sufficient
13841 foundation 13565 foundation
13842 for 13566 for
13843 religion.​PART 13567 religion.​PART
13844 VI.​It 13568 6It
13845 must 13569 must
13846 be 13570 be
13847 a 13571 a
13848 slight 13572 slight
13849 fabric,​ 13573 fabric,​
13850 indeed,​ 13574 indeed,​
13851 said.​ 13575 said
13852 PartDemea,​ 13576 DEMEA,​
13853 which 13577 which
13854 can 13578 can
13855 be 13579 be
13856 erected 13580 erected
13857 on 13581 onso
13858 so 13582 tottering
13859 wjtottering  
13860 a 13583 a
13861 foundation.​ 13584 foundation.​
13862 .​  
13863 While 13585 While
13864 we 13586 we
13865 areuncertain,​ 13587 are
  13588 uncertain
13866 whether 13589 whether
13867 there 13590 there
13868 is 13591 is
13869 one 13592 onedeity
13870 deityor 13593 or
13871 many 13594 many;​
13872 ;​  
13873 whether 13595 whether
13874 the 13596 the
13875 deity 13597 deity
13876 or 13598 or
13877 deities,​ 13599 deities,​
13878 to 13600 to
13879 whom 13601 whom
13880 we 13602 we
13881 owe 13603 owe
13882 our 13604 ourexistence,​
13883 existence,​ 13605 be
13884 beperfect 13606 perfect
13885 or 13607 or
13886 imperfect,​ 13608 imperfect,​
13887 subordinate 13609 subordinate
13888 or 13610 or
13889 supreme,​ 13611 supreme,​
13890 dead 13612 dead
13891 or 13613 oralive,​
13892 alive 13614 what
13893 ;​  
13894 What  
13895 trust 13615 trust
13896 or 13616 or
13897 confidence 13617 confidence
13898 can 13618 can
13899 we 13619 we
13900 repose 13620 repose
13901 in 13621 in
13902 them 13622 them?
13903 ? 13623 What
13904 Whatdevotion 13624 devotion
13905 or 13625 orworship
13906 worstiip  
13907 address 13626 address
13908 to 13627 to
13909 them 13628 them?
13910 ?What 13629 What
13911 veneration 13630 veneration
13912 or 13631 or
13913 obedience 13632 obedience
13914 pay 13633 pay
13915 them 13634 them?
13916 ?To 13635 To
13917 all 13636 allthe
13918 the  
13919 purposes 13637 purposes
13920 of 13638 of
13921 life,​ 13639 life
13922 the 13640 the
13923 theory 13641 theory
13924 ofreligion 13642 of
  13643 religion
13925 becomes 13644 becomes
13926 altogether 13645 altogether
13927 useless 13646 useless:​and
13928 :​ 13647 even
13929 andeven  
13930 with 13648 with
13931 regard 13649 regard
13932 to 13650 to
13933 speculative 13651 speculative
13934 consequences,​ 13652 consequences,​
13935 its 13653 its
13936 uncertainty,​ 13654 uncertainty,​according
13937 according 13655 to
13938 toi 13656 you,​
13939 you,​1*4  
13940 Dialogues  
13941 concerningPart  
13942 yOU)​  
13943 must 13657 must
13944 render 13658 render
13945 it 13659 it
13946 totally 13660 totally
13947 precariousv^-​y^j 13661 precarious
13948 and 13662 and
13949 unsatisfactory.​To 13663 unsatisfactory.​To
13950 render 13664 render
13951 it 13665 it
13952 still 13666 still
13953 more 13667 more
13954 unsatisfactoryisaid 13668 unsatisfactory,​
13955 Philo,​ 13669 said
  13670 PHILO,​
13956 there 13671 there
13957 occurs 13672 occurs
13958 to 13673 to
13959 me 13674 meanother
13960 anotherhypothesis,​ 13675 hypothesis,​
13961 which 13676 which
13962 must 13677 must
13963 acquire 13678 acquire
13964 an 13679 an
13965 airof 13680 air
  13681 of
13966 probability 13682 probability
13967 from 13683 from
13968 the 13684 themethod
13969 method  
13970 of 13685 of
13971 reasoning 13686 reasoning
13972 so 13687 so
13973 much 13688 much
13974 insisted 13689 insisted
13975 on 13690 on
13976 by 13691 by
13977 Clean-​*thes.​ 13692 CLEANTHES.​
13978 That 13693 That
13979 like 13694 like
13980 effects 13695 effectsarise
13981 arise  
13982 from 13696 from
13983 likecauses 13697 like
13984 :​ 13698 causes:​
13985 this 13699 this
13986 principle 13700 principle
13987 he 13701 he
13988 supposes 13702 supposes
13989 thefoundation 13703 the
  13704 foundation
13990 of 13705 of
13991 all 13706 allreligion.​
13992 religion.​  
13993 But 13707 But
13994 there 13708 there
13995 isanother 13709 is
  13710 another
13996 principle 13711 principle
13997 of 13712 of
13998 the 13713 the
13999 same 13714 same
14000 kind,​ 13715 kind,​
14001 noless 13716 no
14002 certain,​ 13717 lesscertain,​
14003 and 13718 and
14004 derived 13719 derived
14005 from 13720 from
14006 the 13721 the
14007 samesource 13722 same
  13723 source
14008 of 13724 of
14009 experience 13725 experience;​
14010 ;​ 13726 that
14011 That 13727 whereseveral
14012 where  
14013 several  
14014 known 13728 known
14015 circumstances 13729 circumstances
14016 are 13730 are
14017 observedto 13731 observed
  13732 to
14018 be 13733 be
14019 similar,​ 13734 similar,​
14020 the 13735 the
14021 unknown 13736 unknown
14022 will 13737 willalso
14023 also 13738 be
14024 befound 13739 found
14025 similar.​ 13740 similar.​
14026 Thus,​ 13741 Thus,​
14027 if 13742 if
14028 we 13743 we
14029 see 13744 see
14030 thelimbs 13745 the
  13746 limbs
14031 of 13747 of
14032 a 13748 a
14033 human 13749 human
14034 body,​ 13750 body,​
14035 we 13751 weconclude
14036 conclude,​that 13752 that
14037 it 13753 it
14038 is 13754 is
14039 also 13755 also
14040 attended 13756 attended
14041 with 13757 with
14042 a 13758 a
14043 humanhead,​ 13759 human
  13760 head,​
14044 though 13761 though
14045 hid 13762 hid
14046 from 13763 from
14047 us.​ 13764 us.​Thus,​
14048 Thus,​ 13765 if
14049 ifwe 13766 we
14050 see,​ 13767 see,​
14051 through 13768 through
14052 a 13769 a
14053 chink 13770 chink
14054 in 13771 in
14055 a 13772 a
14056 wall,​ 13773 wall,​
14057 asmall 13774 a
  13775 small
14058 part 13776 part
14059 of 13777 of
14060 the 13778 the
14061 sun,​ 13779 sun,​
14062 we 13780 weconclude,​
14063 conclude,​that,​ 13781 that,​
14064 were 13782 were
14065 the 13783 the
14066 wall 13784 wall
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14944 learning,​ 14650 learning,​
14945 which 14651 which
14946 was 14652 was
14947 conveyed 14653 conveyed
14948 to 14654 to
14949 them 14655 them
14950 after 14656 after
14951 the 14657 the
14952 sacking 14658 sacking
14953 of 14659 ofCONSTANTINOPLE.​
14954 Constantinople.​  
14955 When 14660 When
14956 learning 14661 learning
14957 andbooks 14662 and
  14663 books
14958 had 14664 had
14959 been 14665 been
14960 extinguished,​ 14666 extinguished,​
14961 even 14667 even
14962 themechanical 14668 themechanical
14963 arts 14669 arts
14964 would 14670 would
14965 have 14671 have
14966 fallen 14672 fallen
14967 considerably 14673 considerably
14968 to 14674 to
14969 decay 14675 decay;​
14970 ;​  
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14972 it 14677 it
14973 is 14678 is
14974 easily 14679 easilyimagined,​
14975 imagined,​  
14976 that 14680 that
14977 fable 14681 fable
14978 or 14682 or
14979 tradition 14683 tradition
14980 mightascribe 14684 might
  14685 ascribe
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14982 them 14687 them
14983 a 14688 a
14984 much 14689 much
14985 later 14690 laterorigin
14986 originthan 14691 than
14987 the 14692 the
14988 true 14693 true
14989 one.​ 14694 one.​
14990 This 14695 This
14991 vulgar 14696 vulgar
14992 argument,​ 14697 argument,​
14993 therefore,​ 14698 therefore,​
14994 against 14699 against
  14700 theeternity
  14701 of
14995 the 14702 the
14996 eternity  
14997 ofthe  
14998 world,​ 14703 world,​
14999 seems 14704 seems
15000 a 14705 a
15001 little 14706 little
15002 precarious.​But 14707 precarious.​But
15003 here 14708 here
15004 appears 14709 appears
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15006 be 14711 be
15007 the 14712 the
15008 founda-​H 14713 foundation
15009 3  
15010 tion122  
15011 Dialogues  
15012 concerningPart  
15013 tion  
15014 of 14714 of
15015 a 14715 a
15016 better 14716 better
15017 argument.​ 14717 argument.​
15018 Lucullusv^-​vO 14718 LUCULLUS
15019 was 14719 wasthe
15020 the  
15021 first 14720 first
15022 that 14721 that
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15024 cherry-​treesfrom 14723 cherry-​trees
15025 Asia 14724 from
  14725 ASIA
15026 to 14726 to
15027 Europe 14727 EUROPE;​
15028 ;​  
15029 though 14728 though
15030 that 14729 that
15031 treethrives 14730 treethrives
15032 so 14731 so
15033 well 14732 well
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15035 many 14734 many
15036 Europeanclimates,​ 14735 EUROPEAN
  14736 climates,​
15037 that 14737 that
15038 it 14738 it
15039 grows 14739 grows
15040 in 14740 in
15041 the 14741 the
15042 woodswithout 14742 woodswithout
15043 any 14743 any
15044 culture.​ 14744 culture.​
15045 Is 14745 Is
15046 it 14746 it
15047 possible,​ 14747 possible,​
15048 that,​throughout 14748 that
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15049 a 14750 a
15050 whole 14751 whole
15051 eternity,​ 14752 eternity,​
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15053 European  
15054 had 14754 had
15055 ever 14755 ever
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15058 Asia,​ 14758 ASIA,​
15059 andthought 14759 and
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15060 of 14761 of
15061 transplanting 14762 transplanting
15062 so 14763 sodelicious
15063 delicious 14764 a
15064 afruit 14765 fruit
15065 into 14766 into
15066 his 14767 his
15067 own 14768 own
15068 country 14769 country?
15069 ?  
15070 Or 14770 Or
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15075 transplanted  
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15077 propagated,​ 14777 propagated,​
15078 how 14778 how
15079 could 14779 could
15080 it 14780 it
15081 ever 14781 ever
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15084 Empires 14784 Empiresmay
15085 may  
15086 rise 14785 rise
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15088 fall;​ 14787 fall,​
15089 libertyand 14788 liberty
  14789 and
15090 slavery 14790 slavery
15091 succeed 14791 succeed
15092 alternately 14792 alternately,​
15093 ;​  
15094 ignorance 14793 ignorance
15095 and 14794 andknowledge
15096 knowledge'  
15097 give 14795 give
15098 place 14796 place
15099 to 14797 to
15100 eachother;​ 14798 each
  14799 other;​
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15102 the 14801 the
15103 cherry-​tree 14802 cherry-​tree
15104 will 14803 will
15105 still 14804 still
15106 remain 14805 remainin
15107 in  
15108 the 14806 the
15109 woods 14807 woods
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15111 Greece,​ 14809 GREECE,​
15112 Spain,​and 14810 SPAIN,​
15113 Italy,​ 14811 and
  14812 ITALY,​
15114 and 14813 and
15115 will 14814 will
15116 never 14815 never
15117 be 14816 be
15118 affectedby 14817 affected
15119 the 14818 bythe
15120 revolutions 14819 revolutions
15121 of 14820 of
15122 human 14821 human
15123 society.​It 14822 society.​It
15124 is 14823 is
15125 not 14824 not
15126 two 14825 two
15127 thousand 14826 thousand
15128 years 14827 years
15129 sincevines 14828 since
  14829 vines
15130 were 14830 were
15131 transplanted 14831 transplanted
15132 into 14832 into
15133 France 14833 FRANCE,​though
15134 ;​though  
15135 there 14834 there
15136 is 14835 is
15137 no 14836 no
15138 climate 14837 climate
15139 in 14838 in
15140 the 14839 the
15141 worldmore 14840 world
  14841 more
15142 favourable 14842 favourable
15143 to 14843 to
15144 them.​ 14844 them.​
15145 It 14845 It
15146 is 14846 isnot
15147 not 14847 three
15148 threecenturiesNatural​ 14848 centuries
15149 Religion.​  
15150 123centuries  
15151 since 14849 since
15152 horses,​ 14850 horses,​
15153 cows,​ 14851 cows,​
15154 sheep,​ 14852 sheep,​
15155 swine,​ 14853 swine,​
15156 *^RTdogs,​ 14854 dogs,​
15157 corn,​ 14855 corn,​
15158 were 14856 wereknown
15159 known  
15160 in 14857 in
15161 America.​ 14858 AMERICA.​
15162 >^v-​^Is 14859 Is
15163 it 14860 it
15164 possible,​ 14861 possible,​
15165 that,​ 14862 that
15166 during 14863 during
15167 the 14864 the
15168 revolutions 14865 revolutions
15169 of 14866 of
15170 a 14867 a
15171 whole 14868 wholeeternity,​
15172 eternity,​  
15173 there 14869 there
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15175 a 14872 a
15176 Columbus,​ 14873 COLUMBUS,​
15177 who 14874 who
15178 might 14875 might
15179 open 14876 open
15180 thecommunication 14877 the
15181 between 14878 communicationbetween
15182 Europe 14879 EUROPE
15183 andand 14880 and
15184 that 14881 that
15185 continent? 14882 continent?
15186 We 14883 We
15187 may 14884 may
15188 as 14885 as
15189 wellimagine,​ 14886 well
  14887 imagine,​
15190 that 14888 that
15191 all 14889 all
15192 men 14890 menwould
15193 would  
15194 wear 14891 wear
15195 stockings 14892 stockings
15196 for 14893 for
15197 ten 14894 ten
15198 thousand 14895 thousand
15199 years,​ 14896 years,​
15200 and 14897 and
15201 neverhave 14898 never
  14899 have
15202 the 14900 the
15203 sense 14901 sense
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15205 think  
15206 of 14903 of
15207 garters 14904 garters
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15209 tiethem.​ 14906 tie
  14907 them.​
15210 All 14908 All
15211 these 14909 these
15212 seem 14910 seem
15213 convincing 14911 convincing
15214 proofsof 14912 proofs
15215 the 14913 of
15216 youth,​ 14914 theyouth,​
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15218 rather 14916 rather
15219 infancy,​ 14917 infancy,​
15220 of 14918 of
15221 theworld 14919 the
15222 ;​ 14920 world;​
15223 as 14921 as
15224 being 14922 being
15225 founded 14923 founded
15226 on 14924 on
15227 the 14925 the
15228 operation 14926 operationof
15229 of  
15230 principles 14927 principles
15231 more 14928 more
15232 constant 14929 constant
15233 andsteady 14930 and
  14931 steady
15234 than 14932 than
15235 those 14933 those
15236 by 14934 by
15237 which 14935 which
15238 human 14936 human
15239 society 14937 societyis
15240 is  
15241 governed 14938 governed
15242 and 14939 and
15243 directed.​ 14940 directed.​
15244 Nothing 14941 Nothing
15245 less 14942 less
15246 than 14943 than
15247 a 14944 a
15248 total 14945 total
15249 convulsion 14946 convulsion
15250 of 14947 of
15251 theelement? 14948 theelements
15252 will 14949 will
15253 ever 14950 ever
15254 destroy 14951 destroy
15255 all 14952 all
15256 the 14953 the
15257 European 14954 EUROPEAN
15258 animals 14955 animals
15259 and 14956 and
15260 vegetables 14957 vegetables
15261 whichare 14958 whichare
15262 now 14959 now
15263 to 14960 to
15264 be 14961 be
15265 found 14962 found
15266 in 14963 in
15267 the 14964 the
15268 Westernworld.​And 14965 Western
  14966 world.​And
15269 what 14967 what
15270 argument 14968 argument
15271 have 14969 have
15272 you 14970 you
15273 againstsuch 14971 against
15274 convulsions,​ 14972 such
  14973 convulsions?
15275 replied 14974 replied
15276 Philo.​ 14975 PHILO.​Strong
15277 StrongH  
15278 4  
15279 and1^4  
15280 Dialogues  
15281 concerningPart  
15282 and 14976 and
15283 almost 14977 almost
15284 incontestable 14978 incontestable
15285 proofs 14979 proofs
15286 may 14980 may
15287 be^^j 14981 be
15288 traced 14982 traced
15289 over 14983 over
15290 the 14984 the
15291 whole 14985 wholeearth,​
15292 earth,​  
15293 that 14986 that
15294 everypart 14987 every
  14988 part
15295 of 14989 of
15296 this 14990 this
15297 globe 14991 globe
15298 has 14992 has
15299 continued 14993 continued
15300 fofmany 14994 for
  14995 many
15301 ages 14996 ages
15302 entirely 14997 entirelycovered
15303 covered  
15304 with 14998 with
15305 water.​And 14999 water.​
  15000 And
15306 though 15001 though
15307 order 15002 order
15308 were 15003 were
15309 supposed 15004 supposed
15310 inseparable 15005 inseparable
15311 from 15006 frommatter,​
15312 matter,​  
15313 and 15007 and
15314 inherent 15008 inherent
15315 init 15009 in
15316 ;​ 15010 it;​
15317 yet 15011 yet
15318 may 15012 may
15319 matter 15013 matter
15320 be 15014 be
15321 susceptible 15015 susceptible
15322 ofmany 15016 of
15323 and 15017 many
15324 great 15018 andgreat
15325 revolutions,​ 15019 revolutions,​
15326 through*the 15020 through
  15021 the
15327 endless 15022 endless
15328 periods 15023 periods
15329 of 15024 of
15330 eternal 15025 eternal
15331 duration.​The 15026 duration.​
15332 incessant 15027 Theincessant
15333 changes,​ 15028 changes,​
15334 to 15029 to
15335 which 15030 which
15336 everypart 15031 every
  15032 part
15337 of 15033 of
15338 it 15034 it
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15340 subject,​ 15036 subject,​
15341 seem 15037 seem
15342 to 15038 to
15343 intimatesome 15039 intimatesome
15344 such 15040 such
15345 general 15041 general
15346 transformations 15042 transformations;​
15347 ;​ 15043 though,​
15348 tho'at 15044 at
15349 the 15045 the
15350 same 15046 same
15351 time 15047 time,​
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15354 observable,​ 15050 that
15355 thatall 15051 all
15356 the 15052 the
15357 changes 15053 changes
15358 and 15054 and
15359 corruptions 15055 corruptions
15360 of 15056 of
15361 whichwe 15057 which
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15362 have 15059 have
15363 ever 15060 everhad
15364 had  
15365 experience,​ 15061 experience,​
15366 are 15062 are
15367 butpassages 15063 but
  15064 passages
15368 from 15065 from
15369 one 15066 one
15370 state 15067 state
15371 of 15068 of
15372 order 15069 order
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15374 another 15071 another;​
15375 ;​ 15072 norcan
15376 nor  
15377 can  
15378 matter 15073 matter
15379 ever 15074 ever
15380 rest 15075 rest
15381 in 15076 in
15382 totaldeformity 15077 total
  15078 deformity
15383 and 15079 and
15384 confusion.​ 15080 confusion.​
15385 What 15081 What
15386 we 15082 we
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15389 parts,​ 15085 theparts,​
15390 we 15086 we
15391 may 15087 may
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15394 the 15090 the
15395 whole;​at 15091 whole;​
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15396 least,​ 15093 least,​
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15399 the 15096 the
15400 method 15097 method
15401 of 15098 ofreasoning
15402 reasoningon 15099 on
15403 which 15100 which
15404 you 15101 you
15405 rest 15102 rest
15406 your 15103 your
15407 whole 15104 whole
15408 theory.​And 15105 theory.​
  15106 And
15409 were 15107 were
15410 I 15108 I
15411 obliged 15109 obliged
15412 to 15110 todefend
15413 defend  
15414 any 15111 any
15415 particular 15112 particular
15416 system 15113 system
15417 of 15114 of
15418 this 15115 this
15419 nature 15116 nature,​
15420 (which 15117 which
15421 Inever 15118 I
15422 willingly 15119 never
15423 should 15120 willinglyshould
15424 do)​,​ 15121 do,​
15425 Iesteem 15122 I
15426 nonemoreNatural 15123 esteem
15427 Religion.​ 15124 none
15428 jaymore 15125 more
15429 plausible 15126 plausible
15430 than 15127 than
15431 that 15128 that
15432 which 15129 which
15433 ascribes 15130 ascribes
15434 Partan 15131 aneternal
15435 eternal  
15436 inherent 15132 inherent
15437 principle 15133 principle
15438 of 15134 of
15439 order 15135 order
15440 u-​v-​L,​to 15136 to
15441 the 15137 the
15442 world 15138 world,​
15443 ;​  
15444 though 15139 though
15445 attended 15140 attended
15446 withgreat 15141 withgreat
15447 and 15142 and
15448 continual 15143 continual
15449 revolutions 15144 revolutions
15450 and 15145 and
15451 alterations.​ 15146 alterations.​
15452 This 15147 This
15453 at 15148 at
15454 once 15149 once
15455 solves 15150 solves
15456 all 15151 alldifficulties;​
15457 difficulties  
15458 ;​  
15459 and 15152 and
15460 if 15153 if
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15464 being 15157 being
15465 sogeneral,​ 15158 so
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15466 is 15160 is
15467 not 15161 not
15468 entirely 15162 entirelycomplete
15469 complete 15163 and
15470 andsatisfactory,​ 15164 satisfactory,​
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15474 least 15168 least
15475 a 15169 a
15476 theory 15170 theory
15477 thatwe 15171 that
15478 must,​ 15172 we
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15479 sooner 15174 sooner
15480 or 15175 orlater
15481 later,​  
15482 have 15176 have
15483 recourseto,​ 15177 recourse
  15178 to,​
15484 whatever 15179 whatever
15485 system 15180 system
15486 we 15181 we
15487 embrace.​ 15182 embrace.​
15488 Howcould 15183 How
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15489 things 15185 things
15490 have 15186 havebeen
15491 been  
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15493 they 15188 they
15494 are,​ 15189 are,​
15495 werethere 15190 were
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15496 not 15192 not
15497 an 15193 an
15498 original,​ 15194 original
15499 inherent 15195 inherent
15500 principleof 15196 principle
15501 order 15197 of
15502 somewhere,​ 15198 ordersomewhere,​
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15504 thought 15200 thought
15505 or 15201 or
15506 inmatter 15202 in
15507 ? 15203 matter?
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15513 towhich 15209 to
15514 of 15210 whichof
15515 these 15211 these
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15518 the 15214 the
15519 preference.​Chance 15215 preference.​
  15216 Chance
15520 has 15217 has
15521 no 15218 no
15522 place,​ 15219 place,​
15523 on 15220 on
15524 any 15221 any
15525 hypothesis,​sceptical 15222 hypothesis,​sceptical
15526 or 15223 or
15527 religious.​ 15224 religious.​
15528 Every 15225 Every
15529 thing 15226 thing
15530 issurely 15227 is
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15531 governed 15229 governed
15532 by 15230 by
15533 steady,​ 15231 steady,​inviolable
15534 inviolablelaws.​ 15232 laws.​
15535 And 15233 And
15536 were 15234 were
15537 the 15235 the
15538 inmost 15236 inmost
15539 estence 15237 essence
15540 ofthings 15238 of
  15239 things
15541 laid 15240 laid
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15543 to 15242 to
15544 us,​ 15243 us,​we
15545 we  
15546 should 15244 should
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15549 scene,​ 15248 scene,​
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15551 which,​ 15250 which,​
15552 at 15251 at
15553 present,​we 15252 present,​
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15554 can 15254 can
15555 have 15255 have
15556 no 15256 noidea.​
15557 idea.​  
15558 Instead 15257 Instead
15559 of 15258 of
15560 admiring 15259 admiring
15561 the 15260 the
15562 Order 15261 order
15563 of 15262 of
15564 natural 15263 natural
15565 beings,​ 15264 beings,​
15566 weshould 15265 we
15567 clearly 15266 should
15568 see,​ 15267 clearlysee
15569 that 15268 that
15570 it 15269 it
15571 was 15270 was
15572 absolutelyimpossible1​26 15271 absolutely
15573 Dialogues  
15574 concerningPart  
15575 impossible 15272 impossible
15576 for 15273 for
15577 them,​ 15274 them,​
15578 in 15275 in
15579 the 15276 the
15580 smallest 15277 smallest
15581 aiv\^^j 15278 article,​ever
15582 tide,​  
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15584 to 15279 to
15585 admit 15280 admit
15586 of 15281 of
15587 any 15282 any
15588 other 15283 other
15589 dispo-​*sition.​Were 15284 disposition.​Were
15590 any 15285 any
15591 one 15286 one
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15593 to 15288 to
15594 revive 15289 revive
15595 theancient 15290 the
  15291 ancient
15596 Pagan 15292 Pagan
15597 Theology,​ 15293 Theology,​
15598 which 15294 whichmaintained,​
15599 maintained,​  
15600 as 15295 as
15601 we 15296 we
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15603 from 15298 from
15604 Hesiod,​ 15299 HESIOD,​
15605 thatthis 15300 that
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15606 globe 15302 globe
15607 was 15303 was
15608 governed 15304 governed
15609 by 15305 by30,​000
15610 30,​000  
15611 deities,​ 15306 deities,​
15612 who 15307 who
15613 arose 15308 arose
15614 from 15309 from
15615 the 15310 the
15616 unknownpowers 15311 unknown
  15312 powers
15617 of 15313 of
15618 nature:​ 15314 nature:​
15619 you 15315 you
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15621 naturallyobject,​ 15317 object,​
15622 Cleanthes,​ 15318 CLEANTHES,​
15623 that 15319 that
15624 nothing 15320 nothing
15625 isgained 15321 is
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15626 by 15323 by
15627 this 15324 this
15628 hypothesis 15325 hypothesis;​and
15629 ;​  
15630 and  
15631 that 15326 that
15632 itis 15327 it
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15633 as 15329 as
15634 easy 15330 easy
15635 to 15331 to
15636 suppose 15332 suppose
15637 all 15333 all
15638 men 15334 men
15639 and 15335 animals,​
15640 ani^mals,​  
15641 beings 15336 beings
15642 more 15337 more
15643 numerous,​ 15338 numerous,​but
15644 but 15339 less
15645 lessperfect,​ 15340 perfect,​
15646 to 15341 to
15647 have 15342 have
15648 sprung 15343 sprung
15649 immediatelyfrom 15344 immediately
  15345 from
15650 a 15346 a
15651 like 15347 like
15652 origin.​ 15348 origin.​
15653 Push 15349 Push
15654 the 15350 thesame
15655 same  
15656 inference 15351 inference
15657 a 15352 a
15658 step 15353 step
15659 farther 15354 further,​
15660 ;​  
15661 and 15355 and
15662 you 15356 you
15663 will 15357 will
15664 finda 15358 find
  15359 a
15665 numerous 15360 numerous
15666 society 15361 society
15667 of 15362 ofdeities
15668 deities  
15669 as 15363 as
15670 expli-​rcable 15364 explicable
15671 as 15365 as
15672 one 15366 one
15673 universal 15367 universal
15674 deity,​ 15368 deity,​
15675 who 15369 who
15676 possesses,​ 15370 possesses
15677 within 15371 withinhimself
15678 himself,​  
15679 the 15372 the
15680 powers 15373 powers
15681 andperfections 15374 and
  15375 perfections
15682 of 15376 of
15683 the 15377 the
15684 whole 15378 whole
15685 society.​ 15379 society.​
15686 Allthese 15380 All
15687 systems,​ 15381 thesesystems,​
15688 then,​ 15382 then,​
15689 of 15383 of
15690 Scepticism,​ 15384 Scepticism,​
15691 Poly-​;​theism,​ 15385 Polytheism,​
15692 and 15386 and
15693 Theism,​ 15387 Theism,​
15694 you 15388 you
15695 must 15389 must
15696 allow,​on 15390 allow,​
15697 your 15391 onyour
15698 principles,​ 15392 principles,​
15699 to 15393 to
15700 be 15394 be
15701 on 15395 on
15702 a 15396 a
15703 like 15397 like
15704 footingsNatural 15398 footing,​
15705 Religion.​  
15706 127ing,​  
15707 and 15399 and
15708 that 15400 that
15709 no 15401 no
15710 one 15402 one
15711 of 15403 of
15712 them 15404 them
15713 has 15405 has
15714 any 15406 anyadvantage
15715 ^RTadvantage  
15716 over 15407 over
15717 the 15408 the
15718 others.​ 15409 others.​
15719 You 15410 You
15720 may 15411 may
15721 <^^jthence 15412 thence
15722 learn 15413 learn
15723 the 15414 the
15724 fallacy 15415 fallacy
15725 of 15416 of
15726 your 15417 yourprinciples.​PART
15727 principles.​PARTBPART 15418 7But
15728 VII.​UT  
15729 here,​ 15419 here,​
15730 continued 15420 continued
15731 Philo,​ 15421 PHILO,​
15732 in 15422 in
15733 ex-​ 15423 examining
15734 Partamining  
15735 the 15424 the
15736 ancient 15425 ancient
15737 system 15426 system
15738 of 15427 of
15739 the 15428 the
15740 «»^wsoul 15429 soul
15741 of 15430 ofthe
15742 the  
15743 world,​ 15431 world,​
15744 there 15432 there
15745 strikes 15433 strikes
15746 me,​ 15434 me,​
15747 allon 15435 all
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15748 a 15437 a
15749 sudden,​ 15438 sudden,​
15750 a 15439 a
15751 new 15440 new
15752 idea,​ 15441 idea,​
15753 which,​ 15442 which,​
15754 ifjust,​must 15443 if
  15444 just,​must
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15756 near 15446 near
15757 to 15447 to
15758 subvert 15448 subvert
15759 all 15449 all
15760 your 15450 your
15761 reasoning,​ 15451 reasoning,​
15762 and 15452 and
15763 destroy 15453 destroy
15764 even 15454 even
15765 your 15455 your
15766 first 15456 firstinferences,​
15767 inferences,​  
15768 on 15457 on
15769 which 15458 which
15770 you 15459 you
15771 repose 15460 repose
15772 such 15461 such
15773 confidence.​ 15462 confidence.​
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15775 the 15464 the
15776 universe 15465 universe
15777 bears 15466 bears
15778 a 15467 agreater
15779 greaterlikeness 15468 likeness
15780 to 15469 to
15781 animal 15470 animal
15782 bodies 15471 bodies
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15784 to 15473 to
15785 vegetables,​ 15474 vegetables,​
15786 than 15475 than
15787 to 15476 to
15788 the 15477 the
15789 works 15478 works
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15791 human 15480 art,​
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15795 probable,​ 15484 probable
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15798 cause 15487 cause
15799 resembles 15488 resembles
15800 the 15489 the
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15810 its 15499 its
15811 origin 15500 origin
15812 oughtrather 15501 ought
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15813 to 15503 to
15814 be 15504 beascribed
15815 ascribed  
15816 to 15505 to
15817 generation 15506 generation
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  15552 PHILO,​
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15864 you 15554 you
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15869 no 15559 no
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15877 by 15568 by
15878 experience,​ 15569 experience,​
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15882 a 15572 a
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16034 the 15727 the
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16037 the 15730 the
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16121 scat*tered 15810 scattered
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16123 the 15812 the
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16129 worlds.​ 15817 worlds.​
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16138 a 15826 a
16139 world 15827 world;​and
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16174 new 15862 a
16175 system.​Or 15863 newsystem.​Or
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16181 variety 15869 variety
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16185 other 15874 other
16186 advantage)​,​ 15875 advantage)​,​
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16189 suppose  
16190 this 15878 this
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16195 animal;​ 15883 animal;​
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16202 this 15890 this
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16206 inlike  
16207 manner 15894 manner
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16212 its 15899 its
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16229 «^>-​^a 15913 a
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16231 animal 15915 animal;​
16232 ;​ 15916 so.​.​.​I
16233 so 15917 understand
16234 .​.​.​.​.​ 15918 you,​
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16239 Demea 15920 DEMEA:​
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16242 what 15922 what
16243 wild,​ 15923 wild,​
16244 arbitrary 15924 arbitrary
16245 suppositions 15925 suppositions
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16248 Whatdata 15928 data
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16252 such 15932 such
16253 extraordinaryconclusi​ons 15933 extraordinary
16254 ? 15934 conclusions?
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16258 slight,​  
16259 imaginary 15938 imaginary
16260 resemblance 15939 resemblance
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16262 the 15941 the
16263 world 15942 world
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16265 a 15944 a
16266 vegetable 15945 vegetable
16267 or 15946 or
16268 an 15947 an
16269 animal 15948 animalsufficient
16270 sufficient  
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16272 establish 15950 establish
16273 the 15951 the
16274 same 15952 same
16275 inference 15953 inference
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16277 regard 15955 regard
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16281 which  
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16284 general 15961 general
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16287 ought 15965 ought
16288 they 15966 they
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16290 be 15968 be
16291 astandard 15969 a
16292 for 15970 standard
16293 each 15971 foreach
16294 other 15972 other?Right,​
16295 ?Right,​  
16296 cries 15973 cries
16297 Philo 15974 PHILO:​
16298 :​  
16299 This 15975 This
16300 is 15976 is
16301 thetopic 15977 the
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16309 have 15986 have
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16315 nodata 15992 no
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16317 establim 15995 establish
16318 any 15996 any
16319 system 15997 system
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16321 cosmo-​*gony.​  
16322 Our 15999 Our
16323 experience,​ 16000 experience,​
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16325 imperfect 16002 imperfect
16326 initself,​ 16003 in
  16004 itself,​
16327 and 16005 and
16328 so 16006 so
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16330 both 16008 both
16331 in 16009 inextent
16332 extent 16010 and
16333 andduration,​ 16011 duration,​
16334 can 16012 can
16335 afford 16013 afford
16336 us 16014 us
16337 no 16015 no
16338 probableconjecture 16016 probable
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16340 the 16019 thewhole
16341 whole 16020 of
16342 ofthings.​ 16021 things.​
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16345 we 16024 we
16346 must 16025 must
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16350 hypothesis 16029 some
16351 ;​ 16030 hypothesis;​
16352 by 16031 by
16353 what 16032 whatrule,​
16354 rule,​ 16033 pray,​
16355 pray,​I  
16356 ought134  
16357 Dialogues  
16358 concerningPart  
16359 ought 16034 ought
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16362 determine 16037 determine
16363 our 16038 our
16364 choice 16039 choice?
16365 ? 16040 Is
16366 IsssvJ  
16367 there 16041 there
16368 any 16042 any
16369 other 16043 other
16370 rule 16044 rulethan
16371 than  
16372 the 16045 the
16373 greatersimilarity 16046 greater
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16374 of 16048 of
16375 the 16049 the
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16381 plant 16056 plantor
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16387 vegetation 16062 vegetation
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16389 generation,​ 16064 generation,​
16390 bear 16065 bear
16391 a 16066 astronger
16392 stronger  
16393 resemblance 16067 resemblance
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16395 world,​ 16070 world,​
16396 than 16071 than
16397 does 16072 does
16398 any 16073 any
16399 artificial 16074 artificial
16400 machine,​ 16075 machine,​which
16401 which  
16402 arises 16076 arises
16403 from 16077 from
16404 reason 16078 reason
16405 anddesign 16079 and
16406 ?But 16080 design?But
16407 what 16081 what
16408 is 16082 is
16409 this 16083 this
16410 vegetation 16084 vegetation
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16412 of 16087 of
16413 which 16088 which
16414 you 16089 you
16415 talk,​ 16090 talk?
16416 saidDemea? 16091 said
16417 Can 16092 DEMEA.​Can
16418 you 16093 you
16419 explain 16094 explain
16420 their 16095 their
16421 operations,​ 16096 operations,​
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16423 anatomize 16098 anatomise
16424 that 16099 that
16425 fine 16100 fine
16426 internalstructure 16101 internalstructure
16427 on 16102 on
16428 which 16103 which
16429 they 16104 they
16430 depend 16105 depend?As
16431 ?As  
16432 much,​ 16106 much,​
16433 at 16107 at
16434 least,​ 16108 least,​
16435 replied 16109 replied
16436 Philo,​as 16110 PHILO,​
16437 Cleanthes 16111 as
  16112 CLEANTHES
16438 can 16113 can
16439 explain 16114 explain
16440 the 16115 the
16441 operations 16116 operationsof
16442 of  
16443 reason,​ 16117 reason,​
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16445 anatomize 16119 anatomise
16446 that 16120 that
16447 internal 16121 internal
16448 structure 16122 structure
16449 on 16123 on
16450 which 16124 which
16451 it 16125 it
16452 depends.​But 16126 depends.​
16453 without 16127 Butwithout
16454 any 16128 any
16455 such 16129 such
16456 elaborate 16130 elaborate
16457 disquisitions,​ 16131 disquisitions,​
16458 when 16132 when
16459 I 16133 I
16460 see 16134 see
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16462 animal,​ 16136 animal,​
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16465 it 16139 it
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16467 from 16141 from
16468 generation 16142 generation;​
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16472 as 16146 as
16473 great 16147 great
16474 certainty 16148 certainty
16475 as 16149 as
16476 you 16150 youconclude
16477 concludeNatural  
16478 Religion.​  
16479 135elude  
16480 a 16151 a
16481 house 16152 house
16482 to 16153 to
16483 have 16154 have
16484 been 16155 been
16485 reared 16156 reared
16486 by 16157 by
16487 ^TRTTdesign.​ 16158 design.​
16488 These 16159 These
16489 words,​ 16160 words,​
16490 generation,​ 16161 generation,​reason,​
16491 reason,​  
16492 mark 16162 mark
16493 only 16163 only
16494 certain 16164 certain
16495 powers 16165 powers
16496 andenergies 16166 and
  16167 energies
16497 in 16168 in
16498 nature,​ 16169 nature,​
16499 whose 16170 whose
16500 effects 16171 effectsare
16501 areknown,​ 16172 known,​
16502 but 16173 but
16503 whose 16174 whose
16504 essence 16175 essence
16505 is 16176 is
16506 incomprehensible 16177 incomprehensible;​
16507 ;​  
16508 and 16178 and
16509 one 16179 one
16510 of 16180 of
16511 these 16181 theseprinciples,​
16512 principles,​more 16182 more
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16517 no 16187 no
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16520 made 16191 made
16521 a 16192 astandard
16522 standard  
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16524 the 16194 the
16525 wholeof 16195 whole
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16526 nature.​In 16197 nature.​In
16527 reality,​ 16198 reality,​
16528 Demea,​ 16199 DEMEA,​
16529 it 16200 it
16530 may 16201 may
16531 reasonably 16202 reasonably
16532 be 16203 be
16533 expected,​ 16204 expected,​
16534 that 16205 that
16535 the 16206 the
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16537 theviews 16208 theviews
16538 are 16209 are
16539 which 16210 which
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16543 things,​ 16214 things,​
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16546 they 16218 they
16547 conduct 16219 conduct
16548 us 16220 us
16549 in 16221 in
16550 our 16222 ourconclusions
16551 conclusions  
16552 concerning 16223 concerning
16553 such 16224 such
16554 extraordinaryand 16225 extraordinary
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16555 such 16227 such
16556 magnificent 16228 magnificent
16557 subjects.​ 16229 subjects.​In
16558 In 16230 this
16559 thislittle 16231 little
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16561 of 16233 of
16562 the 16234 the
16563 world 16235 world
16564 alone,​ 16236 alone,​
16565 thereare 16237 there
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16566 four 16239 four
16567 principles,​ 16240 principles,​reason,​
16568 Reason,​ 16241 instinct,​
16569 InstinB,​ 16242 generation,​
16570 Generation,​ 16243 vegetation,​
16571 Vegetation,​  
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16573 are 16245 are
16574 similarto 16246 similar
16575 each 16247 to
16576 other,​ 16248 eachother,​
16577 and 16249 and
16578 are 16250 are
16579 the 16251 the
16580 causes 16252 causes
16581 of 16253 of
16582 similar 16254 similar
16583 effects.​ 16255 effects.​
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16585 a 16257 a
16586 number 16258 number
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  16260 otherprinciples
16588 may 16261 may
16589 we 16262 we
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16594 extent 16268 extent
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16596 variety 16270 variety
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16598 theuniverse,​ 16272 universe,​
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16600 we 16274 we
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16605 2  
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16618 to 16286 to
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16620 each 16288 each
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16622 of 16290 of
16623 thismighty 16291 this
16624 fabric 16292 mighty
16625 ? 16293 fabric?
16626 Any 16294 Any
16627 one 16295 one
16628 of 16296 ofthese
16629 these 16297 four
16630 fourprinciples 16298 principles
16631 above 16299 above
16632 mentioned 16300 mentioned,​
16633 (and 16301 (and
16634 a 16302 a
16635 hundred 16303 hundred
16636 others,​ 16304 others
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16651 of 16319 of
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16653 origin  
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16655 theworld;​ 16322 the
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16657 it 16325 it
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16659 a 16327 a
16660 palpable 16328 palpable
16661 and 16329 and
16662 egregious 16330 egregious
16663 partiality,​ 16331 partiality
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16665 confine  
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16669 that 16337 that
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16674 minds 16342 own
16675 operate.​ 16343 mindsoperate.​
16676 Were 16344 Were
16677 this 16345 this
16678 principle 16346 principle
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16680 intelligible 16348 intelligible
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16682 that 16350 that
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16685 partiality 16353 apartiality
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16688 somewhatexcuseable 16356 somewhat
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16695 and 16363 and
16696 structure,​ 16364 structure,​
16697 is 16365 is
16698 really 16366 really
16699 as 16367 as
16700 littleknown 16368 little
  16369 known
16701 to 16370 to
16702 us 16371 us
16703 as 16372 as
16704 instinct 16373 instinct
16705 or 16374 orvegetation;​
16706 vegetation 16375 and,​
16707 ;​and 16376 perhaps,​
16708 perhaps  
16709 even 16377 even
16710 that 16378 that
16711 vague,​ 16379 vague,​
16712 undeter-​minate 16380 indeterminate
16713 word,​ 16381 word,​
16714 Nature,​ 16382 Nature,​
16715 to 16383 towhich
16716 which 16384 the
16717 thevulgar 16385 vulgar
16718 refer 16386 refer
16719 every 16387 every
16720 thing,​ 16388 thing,​
16721 is 16389 is
16722 not 16390 not
16723 at 16391 at
16724 thebottom 16392 the
16725 more 16393 bottom
16726 inexplicable.​ 16394 moreinexplicable.​
16727 The 16395 The
16728 effectsof 16396 effects
  16397 of
16729 these 16398 these
16730 principles 16399 principles
16731 are 16400 are
16732 all 16401 all
16733 known 16402 known
16734 to 16403 to
16735 usfrom 16404 us
16736 experience:​ 16405 fromexperience;​
16737 But 16406 but
16738 the 16407 the
16739 principlesthemselves,​ 16408 principles
  16409 themselves,​
16740 and 16410 and
16741 their 16411 their
16742 manner 16412 manner
16743 of 16413 of
16744 operation,​ 16414 operation,​are
16745 are  
16746 totally 16415 totally
16747 unknown 16416 unknown;​
16748 :​ 16417 nor
16749 Nor  
16750 is 16418 is
16751 it 16419 it
16752 lessintelligible,​Natural 16420 less
16753 Religion.​ 16421 intelligible,​
16754 137intelligible,​  
16755 or 16422 or
16756 less 16423 less
16757 conformable 16424 conformable
16758 to 16425 toexperience,​
16759 ex-​  
16760 P**Tperience,​  
16761 to 16426 to
16762 say,​ 16427 say,​
16763 that 16428 that
16764 the 16429 the
16765 world 16430 world
16766 arose 16431 arose
16767 by 16432 by
16768 o-​v-​ovegetation 16433 vegetation,​
16769 from 16434 from
16770 a 16435 a
16771 seed 16436 seed
16772 shed 16437 shedby
16773 by 16438 another
16774 anotherworld,​ 16439 world,​
16775 than 16440 than
16776 to 16441 to
16777 say 16442 say
16778 that 16443 that
16779 it 16444 it
16780 arose 16445 arose
16781 from 16446 from
16782 adivine 16447 a
  16448 divine
16783 reason 16449 reason
16784 or 16450 orcontrivance,​
16785 contrivance,​ 16451 according
16786 accordingto 16452 to
16787 the 16453 the
16788 sense 16454 sense
16789 in 16455 in
16790 which 16456 which
16791 Cleanthes 16457 CLEANTHES
16792 understands 16458 understands
16793 it.​But 16459 it.​But
16794 methinks,​ 16460 methinks,​
16795 said 16461 said
16796 Demea,​ 16462 DEMEA,​
16797 if 16463 if
16798 theworld 16464 the
  16465 world
16799 had 16466 had
16800 a 16467 a
16801 vegetative 16468 vegetative
16802 quality,​ 16469 quality,​
16803 andcould 16470 andcould
16804 sow 16471 sow
16805 the 16472 the
16806 seeds 16473 seeds
16807 of 16474 of
16808 new 16475 new
16809 worlds 16476 worlds
16810 intothe 16477 into
  16478 the
16811 infinite 16479 infinite
16812 chaos,​ 16480 chaos,​
16813 this 16481 this
16814 power 16482 powerwould
16815 would 16483 be
16816 bestill 16484 still
16817 an 16485 an
16818 additional 16486 additional
16819 argument 16487 argument
16820 for 16488 for
16821 designin 16489 design
  16490 in
16822 its 16491 its
16823 author.​ 16492 author.​
16824 For 16493 Forwhence
16825 whence  
16826 could 16494 could
16827 ariseso 16495 arise
  16496 so
16828 wonderful 16497 wonderful
16829 a 16498 a
16830 faculty 16499 faculty
16831 but 16500 but
16832 from 16501 from
16833 design 16502 design?
16834 ?Or 16503 Or
16835 how 16504 how
16836 can 16505 canorder
16837 order  
16838 spring 16506 spring
16839 from 16507 from
16840 anything 16508 any
  16509 thing
16841 which 16510 which
16842 perceives 16511 perceives
16843 not 16512 not
16844 that 16513 that
16845 orderwhich 16514 order
16846 it 16515 which
16847 bestows 16516 itbestows?You
16848 ?You  
16849 need 16517 need
16850 only 16518 only
16851 look 16519 look
16852 around 16520 around
16853 you,​ 16521 you,​
16854 re-​*plied 16522 replied
16855 Philo,​ 16523 PHILO,​
16856 to 16524 to
16857 satisfy 16525 satisfy
16858 yourself 16526 yourself
16859 withregard 16527 withregard
16860 to 16528 to
16861 this 16529 this
16862 question.​ 16530 question.​
16863 A 16531 A
16864 tree 16532 tree
16865 bestowsorder 16533 bestows
  16534 order
16866 and 16535 and
16867 organization 16536 organisation
16868 on 16537 on
16869 that 16538 thattree
16870 treewhich 16539 which
16871 springs 16540 springs
16872 from 16541 from
16873 it,​ 16542 it,​
16874 without 16543 without
16875 know-​I 16544 knowing
16876 3  
16877 inS138  
16878 Dialogues  
16879 concerning^RT  
16880 ing  
16881 the 16545 the
16882 order 16546 order;​
16883 :​  
16884 an 16547 an
16885 animal,​ 16548 animal
16886 in 16549 in
16887 the 16550 thesame
16888 same«-​^~» 16551 manner
16889 manner,​  
16890 on 16552 on
16891 its 16553 its
16892 offspring 16554 offspring;​
16893 ;​  
16894 a 16555 a
16895 bird,​ 16556 bird
16896 onits 16557 on
16897 nest 16558 its
16898 :​ 16559 nest;​
16899 and 16560 and
16900 instances 16561 instances
16901 of 16562 of
16902 this 16563 thiskind
16903 kind 16564 are
16904 areeven 16565 even
16905 more 16566 more
16906 frequent 16567 frequent
16907 in 16568 in
16908 the 16569 the
16909 world,​ 16570 world
16910 thanthose 16571 than
  16572 those
16911 of 16573 of
16912 order,​ 16574 order,​
16913 which 16575 which
16914 arise 16576 arisefrom
16915 from 16577 reason
16916 reasonand 16578 and
16917 contrivance.​ 16579 contrivance.​
16918 To 16580 To
16919 say 16581 say,​
16920 that 16582 that
16921 all 16583 all
16922 thisorder 16584 this
  16585 order
16923 in 16586 in
16924 animals 16587 animals
16925 and 16588 andvegetables
16926 vegetables 16589 proceeds
16927 proceedsultimately 16590 ultimately
16928 from 16591 from
16929 design,​ 16592 design,​
16930 is 16593 is
16931 begging 16594 begging
16932 thequestion 16595 the
16933 :​ 16596 question;​
16934 nor 16597 norcan
16935 can  
16936 that 16598 that
16937 great 16599 great
16938 point 16600 point
16939 beascertained 16601 be
  16602 ascertained
16940 otherwise 16603 otherwise
16941 than 16604 than
16942 by 16605 by
16943 proving,​apriori,​ 16606 proving,​
16944 .​both 16607 a
  16608 priori,​both
16945 that 16609 that
16946 order 16610 order
16947 is,​ 16611 is,​
16948 from 16612 from
16949 its 16613 its
16950 nature,​ 16614 nature,​
16951 inseparably 16615 inseparably
16952 attached 16616 attached
16953 to 16617 to
16954 thought 16618 thought;​
16955 ;​and 16619 andthat
16956 that  
16957 it 16620 it
16958 can 16621 can
16959 never,​ 16622 never
16960 of 16623 of
16961 itself,​ 16624 itself,​
16962 or 16625 or
16963 fromoriginal 16626 from
  16627 original
16964 unknown 16628 unknown
16965 principles,​ 16629 principles,​
16966 belong 16630 belongto
16967 tomatter.​But 16631 matter.​But
16968 farther,​ 16632 further,​
16969 Demea;​ 16633 DEMEA;​
16970 this 16634 this
16971 objection,​which 16635 objection
  16636 which
16972 you 16637 you
16973 urge,​ 16638 urge
16974 can 16639 can
16975 never 16640 never
16976 be 16641 be
16977 madeuse 16642 made
16978 of 16643 useof
16979 by 16644 by
16980 Cleanthes,​ 16645 CLEANTHES,​
16981 without 16646 without
16982 renouncing 16647 renouncing
16983 a 16648 a
16984 defence 16649 defence
16985 which 16650 which
16986 he 16651 he
16987 has 16652 has
16988 already 16653 already
16989 made 16654 madeagainst
16990 against  
16991 one 16655 one
16992 of 16656 of
16993 my 16657 my
16994 objections.​ 16658 objections.​
16995 When 16659 When
16996 I 16660 I
16997 inquired 16661 inquired
16998 concerningthe 16662 concerning
  16663 the
16999 cause 16664 cause
17000 of 16665 ofthat
17001 that  
17002 supreme 16666 supreme
17003 reason 16667 reason
17004 andintelligence,​ 16668 and
  16669 intelligence
17005 into 16670 into
17006 which 16671 which
17007 he 16672 he
17008 resolves 16673 resolves
17009 e~veryNatural 16674 every
17010 Religion.​ 16675 thing;​he
17011 "  
17012 139very  
17013 thing  
17014 ;​  
17015 he  
17016 told 16676 told
17017 me,​ 16677 me,​
17018 that 16678 that
17019 the 16679 the
17020 im-​ 16680 impossibility
17021 Partpossibility  
17022 of 16681 of
17023 satisfying 16682 satisfying
17024 such 16683 such
17025 inquiries 16684 inquiries
17026 ^Xjcould 16685 couldnever
17027 never  
17028 be 16686 be
17029 admitted 16687 admitted
17030 as 16688 as
17031 an 16689 an
17032 objection 16690 objection
17033 in 16691 in
17034 any 16692 any
17035 species 16693 species
17036 of 16694 of
17037 philosophy.​ 16695 philosophy.​
17038 WemujlJlopsomewhere,​ 16696 "We
  16697 muststop
  16698 somewhere",​
17039 says 16699 says
17040 he 16700 he;​
17041 ;​ 16701 "nor
17042 nor  
17043 is 16702 is
17044 it 16703 it
17045 ever•within 16704 ever
  16705 within
17046 the 16706 the
17047 reach 16707 reach
17048 of 16708 of
17049 human 16709 humancapacity
17050 capacity  
17051 to 16710 to
17052 explain 16711 explain
17053 ultimate 16712 ultimate
17054 causes,​ 16713 causes,​
17055 or 16714 or
17056 shonv 16715 show
17057 the 16716 the
17058 last 16717 last
17059 connexions 16718 connections
17060 of 16719 of
17061 any 16720 anyobjects.​
17062 objects.​  
17063 It 16721 It
17064 is 16722 is
17065 sufficient',​ 16723 sufficient,​
17066 ifthejleps,​ 16724 if
  16725 any
  16726 steps,​
17067 so 16727 so
17068 far 16728 far
17069 as 16729 as
17070 <we 16730 we
17071 go,​ 16731 go,​
17072 aresupported 16732 are
17073 byexperience 16733 supportedby
  16734 experience
17074 and 16735 and
17075 observation.​ 16736 observation.​"
17076 Now,​ 16737 Now,​
17077 thatvegetation 16738 that
  16739 vegetation
17078 and 16740 and
17079 generation,​ 16741 generation,​
  16742 aswell
17080 as 16743 as
17081 well 16744 reason,​
17082 asreason,​  
17083 are 16745 are
17084 experienced 16746 experienced
17085 to 16747 to
17086 be 16748 be
17087 principlesof 16749 principles
  16750 of
17088 order 16751 order
17089 in 16752 in
17090 nature,​ 16753 nature,​
17091 is 16754 isundeniable.​
17092 undeniable.​ 16755 If
17093 IfI 16756 I
17094 rest 16757 rest
17095 my 16758 my
17096 system 16759 system
17097 of 16760 of
17098 cosmogony 16761 cosmogony
17099 on.​ 16762 on
17100 theformer,​  
17101 preferably  
17102 to  
17103 the 16763 the
  16764 former,​
  16765 preferably
  16766 tothe
17104 latter,​ 16767 latter,​
17105 it 16768 it
17106 is 16769 is
17107 atmy 16770 at
  16771 my
17108 choice.​ 16772 choice.​
17109 The 16773 The
17110 matter 16774 matter
17111 seems 16775 seems
17112 entirelyarbitrary.​ 16776 entirely
17113 And 16777 arbitrary.​
17114 when 16778 Andwhen
17115 Cleanthes 16779 CLEANTHES
17116 asksme 16780 asks
  16781 me
17117 what 16782 what
17118 is 16783 is
17119 the 16784 the
17120 cause 16785 cause
17121 of 16786 of
17122 my 16787 my
17123 great 16788 great
17124 vegetative 16789 vegetative
17125 or 16790 orgenerative
17126 generative  
17127 faculty,​ 16791 faculty,​
17128 I 16792 I
17129 am 16793 am
17130 equally 16794 equally
17131 intitled 16795 entitled
17132 to 16796 to
17133 ask 16797 ask
17134 him 16798 him
17135 the 16799 the
17136 cause 16800 cause
17137 of 16801 of
17138 hisgreat 16802 hisgreat
17139 reasoning 16803 reasoning
17140 principle.​ 16804 principle.​
17141 These 16805 These
17142 que-​stions 16806 questions
17143 we 16807 we
17144 have 16808 have
17145 agreed 16809 agreed
17146 to 16810 to
17147 forbear 16811 forbear
17148 onboth 16812 onboth
17149 fides 16813 sides;​
17150 ;​  
17151 and 16814 and
17152 it 16815 it
17153 is 16816 is
17154 chiefly 16817 chiefly
17155 his 16818 his
17156 intereston 16819 interest
  16820 on
17157 the 16821 the
17158 present 16822 present
17159 occasion 16823 occasion
  16824 tostick
17160 to 16825 to
17161 stick 16826 this
17162 to  
17163 thisI  
17164 4  
17165 agree-​140  
17166 Dialogues  
17167 concerningvV/​  
17168 agreement.​ 16827 agreement.​
17169 Judging 16828 Judging
17170 by 16829 by
17171 our 16830 our
17172 limitedy-​rv*> 16831 limited
17173 and 16832 and
17174 imperfect 16833 imperfect
17175 experience,​ 16834 experience,​generation
17176 generationhas 16835 has
17177 some 16836 some
17178 privileges 16837 privileges
17179 above 16838 above
17180 reason 16839 reason:​
17181 :​ 16840 for
17182 ForWe 16841 we
17183 see 16842 see
17184 every 16843 every
17185 day 16844 day
17186 the 16845 thelatter
17187 latter  
17188 arise 16846 arise
17189 fromthe 16847 from
  16848 the
17190 former,​ 16849 former,​
17191 never 16850 never
17192 the 16851 the
17193 former 16852 former
17194 from 16853 from
17195 thelatter.​Compare,​ 16854 the
  16855 latter.​Compare,​
17196 I 16856 I
17197 beseech 16857 beseech
17198 you,​ 16858 you,​
17199 the 16859 the
17200 consequences 16860 consequences
17201 on 16861 on
17202 both 16862 both
17203 sides.​ 16863 sides.​
17204 The 16864 The
17205 world,​ 16865 world,​
17206 sayI,​ 16866 say
17207 resembles 16867 I,​resembles
17208 an 16868 an
17209 animal 16869 animal;​
17210 ;​  
17211 therefore 16870 therefore
17212 it 16871 it
17213 isan 16872 is
  16873 an
17214 animal,​ 16874 animal,​
17215 therefore 16875 therefore
17216 it 16876 it
17217 arose 16877 arose
17218 from 16878 fromgeneration.​
17219 generation.​  
17220 The 16879 The
17221 steps,​ 16880 steps,​
17222 I 16881 I
17223 confess,​ 16882 confess,​
17224 are 16883 are
17225 wide;​yet 16884 wide;​
  16885 yet
17226 there 16886 there
17227 is 16887 is
17228 some 16888 some
17229 small 16889 smallappearance
17230 appearance 16890 of
17231 ofanalogy 16891 analogy
17232 in 16892 in
17233 each 16893 each
17234 step.​ 16894 step.​
17235 The 16895 The
17236 world,​ 16896 world,​
17237 saysCleanthes,​ 16897 says
17238 resembles 16898 CLEANTHES,​
17239 a 16899 resemblesa
17240 machine;​therefore 16900 machine;​
  16901 therefore
17241 it 16902 it
17242 is 16903 is
17243 a 16904 a
17244 machine,​ 16905 machine,​
17245 therefore 16906 therefore
17246 itarose 16907 it
  16908 arose
17247 from 16909 from
17248 design.​ 16910 design.​
17249 The 16911 Thesteps
17250 steps 16912 are
17251 here 16913 here
17252 areequally 16914 equally
17253 wide,​ 16915 wide,​
17254 and 16916 and
17255 the 16917 the
17256 analogy 16918 analogy
17257 less 16919 less
17258 striking.​ 16920 striking.​
17259 And 16921 And
17260 if 16922 if
17261 he 16923 hepretends
17262 pretends  
17263 to 16924 to
17264 carry 16925 carry
17265 onmy 16926 on
  16927 my
17266 hypothesis 16928 hypothesis
17267 a 16929 a
17268 step 16930 step
17269 farther,​ 16931 further,​
17270 and 16932 and
17271 to 16933 to
17272 infer 16934 infer
17273 design 16935 design
17274 or 16936 orreason
17275 reason  
17276 from 16937 from
17277 the 16938 the
17278 great 16939 great
17279 principle 16940 principle
17280 of 16941 of
17281 generation,​ 16942 generation,​
17282 on 16943 on
17283 which 16944 which
17284 I 16945 I
17285 insist 16946 insist;​
17286 ;​I 16947 I
17287 may,​ 16948 may,​with
17288 with  
17289 better 16949 better
17290 authority,​ 16950 authority,​
17291 use 16951 use
17292 thesame 16952 the
  16953 same
17293 freedom 16954 freedom
17294 to 16955 to
17295 push 16956 push
17296 farther 16957 further
17297 his 16958 hishypothesis,​
17298 hypothesis,​Natural  
17299 Religion.​  
17300 141pothefis,​  
17301 and 16959 and
17302 infer 16960 infer
17303 a 16961 a
17304 divine 16962 divine
17305 generation 16963 generation
17306 Partor 16964 or
17307 theogeny 16965 theogony
17308 from 16966 from
17309 his 16967 his
17310 principle 16968 principleof
17311 of 16969 reason.​
17312 rea-​  
17313 v^v^»son.​  
17314 I 16970 I
17315 have 16971 have
17316 at 16972 at
17317 least 16973 least
17318 some 16974 some
17319 faint 16975 faint
17320 sliadowof 16976 shadow
  16977 of
17321 experience,​ 16978 experience,​
17322 which 16979 which
17323 is 16980 is
17324 the 16981 theutmost
17325 utmost 16982 that
17326 thatcan 16983 can
17327 ever 16984 ever
17328 be 16985 be
17329 attained 16986 attained
17330 in 16987 in
17331 the 16988 the
17332 present 16989 present
17333 subject.​ 16990 subject.​
17334 Reason,​ 16991 Reason,​
17335 in 16992 ininnumerable
17336 innumerable 16993 instances,​
17337 instances,​is 16994 is
17338 observed 16995 observed
17339 to 16996 to
17340 arise 16997 arise
17341 from 16998 from
17342 the 16999 the
17343 principleof 17000 principle
17344 generation,​ 17001 ofgeneration,​
17345 and 17002 and
17346 never 17003 never
17347 to 17004 to
17348 arise 17005 arise
17349 fromany 17006 from
  17007 any
17350 other 17008 other
17351 principle.​Hesiod,​ 17009 principle.​HESIOD,​
17352 and 17010 and
17353 all 17011 all
17354 the 17012 the
17355 ancient 17013 ancient
17356 Mytho-​logists,​ 17014 mythologists,​
17357 were 17015 were
17358 so 17016 so
17359 struck 17017 struck
17360 with 17018 with
17361 this 17019 thisanalogy,​
17362 analogy,​that 17020 that
17363 they 17021 they
17364 universally 17022 universally
17365 explained 17023 explained
17366 the 17024 the
17367 origin 17025 origin
17368 of 17026 of
17369 nature 17027 nature
17370 from 17028 from
17371 an 17029 ananimal
17372 animal  
17373 birth,​ 17030 birth,​
17374 andcopulation.​ 17031 and
17375 Plato 17032 copulation.​
  17033 PLATO
17376 too,​ 17034 too,​
17377 so 17035 so
17378 far 17036 far
17379 as 17037 as
17380 he 17038 he
17381 isintelligible,​ 17039 is
17382 seems 17040 intelligible,​seems
17383 to 17041 to
17384 have 17042 have
17385 adopted 17043 adopted
17386 somesuch 17044 some
  17045 such
17387 notion 17046 notion
17388 in 17047 in
17389 his 17048 his
17390 Timæus,​The 17049 TIMAEUS.​The
17391 Bramins 17050 BRAHMINS
17392 assert,​ 17051 assert,​
17393 that 17052 that
17394 the 17053 the
17395 worldarose 17054 world
  17055 arose
17396 from 17056 from
17397 an 17057 an
17398 infinite 17058 infinite
17399 spider,​ 17059 spider,​
17400 who 17060 whospun
17401 spunthis 17061 this
17402 whole 17062 whole
17403 complicated 17063 complicated
17404 mass 17064 mass
17405 from 17065 from
17406 hisbowels,​ 17066 his
  17067 bowels,​
17407 and 17068 and
17408 annihilates 17069 annihilatesafterwards​
17409 afterwards 17070 the
17410 thewhole 17071 whole
17411 or 17072 or
17412 any 17073 any
17413 part 17074 part
17414 of 17075 of
17415 it,​ 17076 it,​
17416 by 17077 by
17417 absorbingit 17078 absorbing
  17079 it
17418 again,​ 17080 again,​
17419 and 17081 andresolving
17420 resolving  
17421 it 17082 it
17422 into 17083 into
17423 his 17084 his
17424 ownessence.​14Z 17085 own
17425 Dialogues  
17426 concerningPart  
17427 essence.​ 17086 essence.​
17428 Here 17087 Here
17429 is 17088 is
17430 a 17089 a
17431 species 17090 species
17432 of 17091 of
17433 cosmogony,​i^rJ 17092 cosmogony,​
17434 which 17093 whichappears
17435 appears  
17436 to 17094 to
17437 us 17095 us
17438 ridiculous 17096 ridiculous;​
17439 ;​ 17097 because
17440 becausea 17098 a
17441 spider 17099 spider
17442 is 17100 is
17443 a 17101 a
17444 little 17102 little
17445 contemptible 17103 contemptibleanimal,​
17446 animal,​whose 17104 whose
17447 operations 17105 operations
17448 we 17106 we
17449 are 17107 are
17450 never 17108 never
17451 likely 17109 likely
17452 totake 17110 to
  17111 take
17453 for 17112 for
17454 a 17113 a
17455 model 17114 model
17456 of 17115 of
17457 the 17116 thewhole
17458 whole 17117 universe.​
17459 universe.​But 17118 But
17460 still 17119 still
17461 here 17120 here
17462 is 17121 is
17463 a 17122 a
17464 new 17123 new
17465 species 17124 species
17466 of 17125 of
17467 analogy,​even 17126 analogy,​
  17127 even
17468 in 17128 in
17469 our 17129 ourglobe.​
17470 globe.​  
17471 And 17130 And
17472 were 17131 were
17473 there 17132 there
17474 aplanet 17133 a
  17134 planet
17475 wholly 17135 wholly
17476 inhabited 17136 inhabited
17477 by 17137 by
17478 spiders,​(which 17138 spiders,​
17479 is 17139 (which
17480 very 17140 isvery
17481 possible)​,​ 17141 possible,​)​
17482 this 17142 this
17483 inferencewould 17143 inference
  17144 would
17484 there 17145 there
17485 appear 17146 appear
17486 as 17147 as
17487 natural 17148 natural
17488 and 17149 andirrefragable
17489 irrefragable  
17490 as 17150 as
17491 that 17151 that
17492 which 17152 which
17493 in 17153 in
17494 our 17154 our
17495 planet 17155 planet
17496 a-​scribes 17156 ascribes
17497 the 17157 the
17498 origin 17158 origin
17499 of 17159 of
17500 all 17160 allthings
17501 things  
17502 to 17161 to
17503 designand 17162 design
  17163 and
17504 intelligence,​ 17164 intelligence,​
17505 as 17165 as
17506 explained 17166 explained
17507 by 17167 by
17508 Cle-​anthes.​ 17168 CLEANTHES.​
17509 Why 17169 Why
17510 an 17170 anorderly
17511 orderly  
17512 system 17171 system
17513 maynot 17172 may
  17173 not
17514 be 17174 be
17515 spun 17175 spun
17516 from 17176 from
17517 the 17177 the
17518 belly 17178 belly
17519 as 17179 as
17520 well 17180 well
17521 asfrom 17181 as
  17182 from
17522 the 17183 the
17523 brain,​ 17184 brain,​it
17524 it  
17525 will 17185 will
17526 be 17186 be
17527 difficult 17187 difficult
17528 forhim 17188 for
  17189 him
17529 to 17190 to
17530 give 17191 give
17531 a 17192 a
17532 satisfactory 17193 satisfactory
17533 reason,​I 17194 reason.​I
17534 must 17195 must
17535 confess,​ 17196 confess,​
17536 Philo,​ 17197 PHILO,​
17537 rephed 17198 replied
17538 Cle-​ANTHES,​ 17199 CLEANTHES,​
17539 that 17200 that
17540 of 17201 of
17541 all 17202 all
17542 men 17203 men
17543 living,​ 17204 living,​
17544 the 17205 thetask
17545 taskwhich 17206 which
17546 you 17207 you
17547 have 17208 have
17548 undertaken,​ 17209 undertaken,​
17549 of 17210 of
17550 raisingdoubts 17211 raising
  17212 doubts
17551 and 17213 and
17552 objections,​ 17214 objections,​
17553 suits 17215 suitsyou
17554 you 17216 best,​
17555 best,​and 17217 and
17556 seems,​ 17218 seems,​
17557 in 17219 in
17558 a 17220 a
17559 manner,​ 17221 manner,​
17560 natural 17222 natural
17561 and 17223 and
17562 unavoidable 17224 unavoidable
17563 to 17225 to
17564 you.​ 17226 you.​
17565 So 17227 Sogreat
17566 great  
17567 is 17228 is
17568 your 17229 your
17569 fertilityNatural 17230 fertility
17570 Religion.​  
17571 '  
17572 143tility  
17573 of 17231 of
17574 invention,​ 17232 invention,​
17575 that 17233 that
17576 I 17234 I
17577 am 17235 am
17578 not 17236 not
17579 asha-​ 17237 ashamed
17580 *****med 17238 toacknowledge
17581 to  
17582 acknowledge  
17583 myself 17239 myself
17584 unable,​ 17240 unable,​
17585 on 17241 on
17586 o-​v-​^a 17242 a
17587 sudden,​ 17243 sudden,​
17588 to 17244 to
17589 solve 17245 solve
17590 regularly 17246 regularly
17591 such 17247 suchout-​of-​the-​way
17592 out-​of-​the-​way  
17593 difficulties 17248 difficulties
17594 as 17249 as
17595 you 17250 you
17596 incessantlystart 17251 incessantly
  17252 start
17597 upon 17253 upon
17598 me 17254 me:​
17599 :​  
17600 though 17255 though
17601 I 17256 Iclearly
17602 clearly  
17603 see,​ 17257 see,​
17604 ingeneral,​ 17258 in
  17259 general,​
17605 their 17260 their
17606 fallacy 17261 fallacy
17607 and 17262 and
17608 error.​ 17263 error.​
17609 And 17264 And
17610 Iquestion 17265 I
  17266 question
17611 not,​ 17267 not,​
17612 but 17268 butyou
17613 you  
17614 are 17269 are
17615 yourself,​at 17270 yourself,​
  17271 at
17616 present,​ 17272 present,​
17617 in 17273 in
17618 the 17274 the
17619 same 17275 same
17620 case,​ 17276 case,​
17621 and 17277 and
17622 have 17278 have
17623 not 17279 not
17624 thesolution 17280 the
17625 so 17281 solutionso
17626 ready 17282 ready
17627 as 17283 as
17628 the 17284 the
17629 objection:​ 17285 objection:​
17630 whileyou 17286 while
  17287 you
17631 must 17288 must
17632 be 17289 be
17633 sensible,​ 17290 sensible,​
17634 that 17291 that
17635 common 17292 common
17636 senseand 17293 senseand
17637 reason 17294 reason
17638 are 17295 are
17639 entirely 17296 entirely
17640 against 17297 against
17641 you 17298 you;​
17642 ;​ 17299 and
17643 andthat 17300 that
17644 such 17301 such
17645 whimsies 17302 whimsies
17646 as 17303 as
17647 you 17304 you
17648 have 17305 havedelivered,​
17649 delivered,​  
17650 may 17306 may
17651 puzzle,​ 17307 puzzle,​
17652 but 17308 but
17653 never 17309 never
17654 can 17310 can
17655 convince 17311 convince
17656 us.​PARTPART 17312 us.​PART
17657 VIII.​"TT7HAT 17313 8What
17658 you 17314 you
17659 ascribe 17315 ascribe
17660 to 17316 to
17661 the 17317 the
17662 fertility 17318 fertility
17663 ™rTParof 17319 of
17664 my 17320 my
17665 invention,​ 17321 invention,​
17666 replied 17322 replied
17667 Philo,​is 17323 PHILO,​
17668 entirely 17324 isentirely
17669 owing 17325 owing
17670 to 17326 to
17671 the 17327 the
17672 nature 17328 nature
17673 of 17329 of
17674 thesubject.​ 17330 the
  17331 subject.​
17675 In 17332 In
17676 subjects,​ 17333 subjects
17677 adapted 17334 adapted
17678 to 17335 to
17679 the 17336 thenarrow
17680 narrow  
17681 compass 17337 compass
17682 of 17338 of
17683 human 17339 human
17684 reason,​ 17340 reason,​
17685 there 17341 there
17686 iscommonlybut 17342 is
  17343 commonly
  17344 but
17687 one 17345 one
17688 determination,​whichcarries 17346 determination,​which
  17347 carries
17689 probability 17348 probability
17690 or 17349 or
17691 conviction 17350 conviction
17692 withit;​ 17351 with
  17352 it;​
17693 and 17353 and
17694 to 17354 to
17695 a 17355 a
17696 man 17356 man
17697 of 17357 of
17698 sound 17358 soundjudgement,​
17699 judgment,​all 17359 all
17700 other 17360 other
17701 suppositions,​ 17361 suppositions,​
17702 but 17362 but
17703 that 17363 that
17704 one,​ 17364 one,​
17705 appear 17365 appear
17706 entirely 17366 entirely
17707 absurd 17367 absurdand
17708 and 17368 chimerical.​
17709 chimerical.​But 17369 But
17710 in 17370 in
17711 such 17371 such
17712 questions 17372 questions
17713 as 17373 as
17714 the 17374 the
17715 present,​ 17375 present,​
17716 ahundred 17376 a
17717 contradictory 17377 hundredcontradictory
17718 views 17378 views
17719 may 17379 may
17720 preserve 17380 preserve
17721 a 17381 a
17722 kind 17382 kind
17723 of 17383 of
17724 imperfect 17384 imperfect
17725 analogy 17385 analogy;​
17726 ;​  
17727 andinvention 17386 andinvention
17728 has 17387 has
17729 here 17388 here
17730 full 17389 full
17731 scope 17390 scope
17732 to 17391 to
17733 exert 17392 exert
17734 itself.​ 17393 itself.​
17735 Without 17394 Without
17736 any 17395 any
17737 great 17396 great
17738 effort 17397 effortof
17739 ofthought,​ 17398 thought,​
17740 I 17399 I
17741 believe 17400 believe
17742 that 17401 that
17743 I 17402 I
17744 could,​ 17403 could,​
17745 in 17404 in
17746 an 17405 an
17747 instant,​146 17406 instant,​
17748 Dialogues  
17749 concerningPart  
17750 ftant,​  
17751 propose 17407 propose
17752 other 17408 other
17753 systems 17409 systemsof
17754 of 17410 cosmogony,​
17755 cosmo-​v>rvJ  
17756 gony,​  
17757 which 17411 which
17758 would 17412 would
17759 have 17413 have
17760 some 17414 some
17761 faint 17415 faint
17762 appearance 17416 appearance
17763 of 17417 of
17764 truth 17418 truth,​
17765 ;​  
17766 though 17419 though
17767 it 17420 itis
17768 is  
17769 a 17421 a
17770 thousand,​ 17422 thousand,​
17771 a 17423 a
17772 million 17424 million
17773 to 17425 to
17774 one,​ 17426 one,​
17775 ifeither 17427 if
  17428 either
17776 yours 17429 yours
17777 orany 17430 or
  17431 any
17778 one 17432 one
17779 of 17433 of
17780 mine 17434 mine
17781 be 17435 bethe
17782 the  
17783 true 17436 true
17784 system.​For 17437 system.​For
17785 instance 17438 instance,​
17786 ;​  
17787 what 17439 what
17788 ifI 17440 if
  17441 I
17789 should 17442 should
17790 revivethe 17443 revive
  17444 the
17791 old 17445 old
17792 Epicurean 17446 EPICUREAN
17793 hypothesis 17447 hypothesis?
17794 ?  
17795 Thisis 17448 Thisis
17796 commonly,​ 17449 commonly,​
17797 and 17450 and
17798 I 17451 I
17799 believe 17452 believe
17800 justly,​ 17453 justly,​
17801 e-​steemed 17454 esteemed
17802 the 17455 the
17803 most 17456 most
17804 absurd 17457 absurd
17805 system 17458 system
17806 thathas 17459 thathas
17807 yet 17460 yet
17808 been 17461 been
17809 proposed 17462 proposed;​
17810 ;​ 17463 yet
17811 yet,​  
17812 I 17464 I
17813 know 17465 know
17814 not,​whether,​ 17466 not
  17467 whether,​
17815 with 17468 with
17816 a 17469 a
17817 few 17470 few
17818 alterations,​ 17471 alterations,​
17819 it 17472 itmight
17820 mightnot 17473 not
17821 be 17474 be
17822 brought 17475 brought
17823 to 17476 to
17824 bear 17477 bear
17825 a 17478 a
17826 faint 17479 faint
17827 appearance 17480 appearance
17828 of 17481 of
17829 probability.​ 17482 probability.​
17830 Instead 17483 Insteadof
17831 of  
17832 supposing 17484 supposing
17833 matter 17485 matter
17834 infinite,​ 17486 infinite,​
17835 as 17487 as
17836 Epicurus 17488 EPICURUS
17837 did;​let 17489 did,​
  17490 let
17838 us 17491 us
17839 suppose 17492 suppose
17840 it 17493 it
17841 finite.​ 17494 finite.​A
17842 A  
17843 finite 17495 finite
17844 number 17496 number
17845 of 17497 of
17846 particles 17498 particles
17847 is 17499 is
17848 only 17500 only
17849 susceptible 17501 susceptible
17850 of 17502 of
17851 finite 17503 finite
17852 transpositions 17504 transpositions:​and
17853 :​  
17854 and  
17855 it 17505 it
17856 must 17506 must
17857 happen,​in 17507 happen,​
  17508 in
17858 an 17509 an
17859 eternal 17510 eternal
17860 duration,​ 17511 duration,​
17861 that 17512 that
17862 every 17513 every
17863 possible 17514 possible
17864 order 17515 order
17865 or 17516 orposition
17866 position  
17867 must 17517 must
17868 be 17518 be
17869 tried 17519 tried
17870 aninfinite 17520 an
  17521 infinite
17871 number 17522 number
17872 of 17523 of
17873 times.​ 17524 times.​
17874 This 17525 This
17875 world,​therefore,​ 17526 world,​
17876 with 17527 therefore,​with
17877 all 17528 all
17878 its 17529 its
17879 events,​ 17530 events,​
17880 even 17531 even
17881 themost 17532 the
  17533 most
17882 minute,​ 17534 minute,​
17883 has 17535 has
17884 before 17536 before
17885 been 17537 been
17886 producedand 17538 produced
17887 destroyed,​ 17539 anddestroyed,​
17888 and 17540 and
17889 will 17541 will
17890 again 17542 again
17891 be 17543 be
17892 producedNatural 17544 produced
17893 Religion.​  
17894 147ced  
17895 and 17545 and
17896 destroyed,​ 17546 destroyed,​
17897 without 17547 without
17898 any 17548 any
17899 bounds 17549 boundsand
17900 Partand  
17901 limitations.​ 17550 limitations.​
17902 No 17551 No
17903 one,​ 17552 one,​
17904 who 17553 who
17905 has 17554 has
17906 a 17555 a
17907 con-​ 17556 conception
17908 »-​^rJception  
17909 of 17557 of
17910 the 17558 the
17911 powers 17559 powers
17912 ofinfinite,​ 17560 of
17913 in 17561 infinite,​in
17914 comparison 17562 comparison
17915 of 17563 of
17916 finite,​ 17564 finite,​
17917 will 17565 will
17918 ever 17566 ever
17919 scruple 17567 scruple
17920 thisdetermination.​But 17568 this
  17569 determination.​But
17921 this 17570 this
17922 supposes,​ 17571 supposes,​
17923 said 17572 said
17924 Demea,​ 17573 DEMEA,​
17925 thatmatter 17574 that
  17575 matter
17926 can 17576 can
17927 acquire 17577 acquire
17928 motion,​ 17578 motion,​
17929 without 17579 withoutany
17930 anyvoluntary 17580 voluntary
17931 agent 17581 agent
17932 or 17582 or
17933 first 17583 first
17934 mover.​And 17584 mover.​And
17935 where 17585 where
17936 is 17586 is
17937 the 17587 the
17938 difficulty,​ 17588 difficulty,​
17939 repliedPhilo,​ 17589 replied
17940 ofthat 17590 PHILO,​
  17591 of
  17592 that
17941 supposition? 17593 supposition?
17942 Every 17594 Everyevent,​
17943 event,​before 17595 before
17944 experience,​ 17596 experience,​
17945 is 17597 is
17946 equally 17598 equally
17947 difficultand 17599 difficult
17948 incomprehensible  
17949 ;​  
17950 and 17600 and
17951 every 17601 incomprehensible;​
17952 event,​after 17602 andevery
  17603 event,​
  17604 after
17953 experience,​ 17605 experience,​
17954 is 17606 is
17955 equally 17607 equally
17956 easy 17608 easy
17957 and 17609 and
17958 intelligible.​ 17610 intelligible.​
17959 Motion,​ 17611 Motion,​in
17960 in  
17961 many 17612 many
17962 instances,​from 17613 instances,​
  17614 from
17963 gravity,​ 17615 gravity,​
17964 from 17616 from
17965 elasticity,​ 17617 elasticity,​
17966 from 17618 from
17967 e-​lectricity,​ 17619 electricity,​begins
17968 begins  
17969 in 17620 in
17970 matter,​ 17621 matter,​
17971 without 17622 without
17972 anyknown 17623 any
  17624 known
17973 voluntary 17625 voluntary
17974 agent:​ 17626 agent:​
17975 and 17627 and
17976 to 17628 to
17977 suppose 17629 supposealways,​
17978 always,​  
17979 in 17630 in
17980 these 17631 these
17981 cases,​ 17632 cases,​
17982 an 17633 an
17983 unknownvoluntary 17634 unknown
  17635 voluntary
17984 agent,​ 17636 agent,​
17985 is 17637 is
17986 mere 17638 mere
17987 hypothesis 17639 hypothesis;​and
17988 ;​and  
17989 hypothesis 17640 hypothesis
17990 attended 17641 attended
17991 with 17642 with
17992 no 17643 no
17993 advantages.​ 17644 advantages.​
17994 The 17645 The
17995 beginning 17646 beginning
Offset 17998, 112 lines modified Offset 17649, 108 lines modified
17998 inmatter 17649 inmatter
17999 itself 17650 itself
18000 is 17651 is
18001 as 17652 as
18002 conceivable 17653 conceivable
18003 a 17654 a
18004 priori 17655 priori
18005 asits148 17656 as
18006 Dialogues  
18007 concerning£Ta""  
18008 its 17657 its
18009 communication 17658 communication
18010 from 17659 from
18011 mind 17660 mindand
18012 and 17661 intelligence.​Besides,​
18013 in-​»^w  
18014 telhgence.​'Besides  
18015 ;​  
18016 why 17662 why
18017 may 17663 may
18018 not 17664 not
18019 motion 17665 motion
18020 havebeen 17666 have
  17667 been
18021 propagated 17668 propagated
18022 by 17669 by
18023 impulse 17670 impulse
18024 through 17671 through
18025 alleternity;​ 17672 alleternity,​
18026 and 17673 and
18027 the 17674 the
18028 same 17675 same
18029 stock 17676 stock
18030 of 17677 of
18031 it,​ 17678 it,​
18032 ornearly 17679 or
  17680 nearly
18033 the 17681 the
18034 same,​ 17682 same,​
18035 be 17683 be
18036 still 17684 still
18037 upheld 17685 upheldin
18038 in 17686 the
18039 theuniverse? 17687 universe?
18040 As 17688 As
18041 much 17689 much
18042 as  
18043 is 17690 is
18044 lost 17691 lost
18045 by 17692 by
18046 thecomposition 17693 the
  17694 composition
18047 of 17695 of
18048 motion,​ 17696 motion,​
18049 as 17697 as
18050 much 17698 much
18051 is 17699 isgained
18052 gained  
18053 by 17700 by
18054 its 17701 its
18055 resolution.​ 17702 resolution.​
18056 And 17703 And
18057 whatever 17704 whatever
18058 thecauses 17705 the
  17706 causes
18059 are,​ 17707 are,​
18060 the 17708 the
18061 fact 17709 fact
18062 is 17710 iscertain,​
18063 certain,​  
18064 that 17711 that
18065 matter 17712 matter
18066 is,​ 17713 is,​
18067 and 17714 and
18068 always 17715 always
18069 has 17716 has
18070 been,​ 17717 been,​
18071 in 17718 in
18072 continualagitation,​ 17719 continual
18073 as 17720 agitation,​
18074 far 17721 asfar
18075 as 17722 as
18076 human 17723 human
18077 experience 17724 experience
18078 ortradition 17725 or
  17726 tradition
18079 reaches.​ 17727 reaches.​
18080 There 17728 There
18081 is 17729 is
18082 not 17730 not
18083 probably,​ 17731 probably,​
18084 at 17732 atpresent,​
18085 present,​  
18086 in 17733 in
18087 the 17734 the
18088 whole 17735 whole
18089 universe,​one 17736 universe,​
  17737 one
18090 particle 17738 particle
18091 of 17739 of
18092 matter 17740 matter
18093 at 17741 at
18094 absolute 17742 absolute
18095 rest.​And 17743 rest.​And
18096 this 17744 this
18097 very 17745 very
18098 consideration 17746 consideration
18099 too,​ 17747 too,​
18100 con-​,​ 17748 continued
18101 tinued 17749 PHILO,​
18102 Philo,​  
18103 which 17750 which
18104 we 17751 we
18105 have 17752 have
18106 stumbledon 17753 stumbledon
18107 in 17754 in
18108 the 17755 the
18109 course 17756 course
Offset 18122, 116 lines modified Offset 17769, 115 lines modified
18122 absurd 17769 absurd
18123 and 17770 and
18124 improbable.​ 17771 improbable.​
18125 Is 17772 Is
18126 there 17773 there
18127 a 17774 a
18128 system,​ 17775 system,​
  17776 anorder,​
18129 an 17777 an
18130 order,​an 17778 economy
18131 œconomy  
18132 of 17779 of
18133 things,​ 17780 things,​
18134 by 17781 by
18135 which 17782 which
18136 matterNatural 17783 matter
18137 Religion.​  
18138 *49•  
18139 PaR.​Tter  
18140 can 17784 can
18141 preserve 17785 preserve
18142 that 17786 that
18143 perpetual 17787 perpetualagitation
18144 agita-​  
18145 V1IItion  
18146 which 17788 which
18147 seems 17789 seems
18148 essential 17790 essential
18149 to 17791 to
18150 it,​ 17792 it,​
18151 andyet 17793 and
  17794 yet
18152 maintain 17795 maintain
18153 a 17796 a
18154 constancy 17797 constancy
18155 in 17798 inthe
18156 the 17799 forms
18157 formswhich 17800 which
18158 it 17801 it
18159 produces? 17802 produces?
18160 There 17803 There
18161 certainly 17804 certainly
18162 issuch 17805 is
  17806 such
18163 an 17807 an
18164 œconomy 17808 economy;​
18165 :​  
18166 for 17809 for
18167 this 17810 thisis
18168 is 17811 actually
18169 actuallythe 17812 the
18170 case 17813 case
18171 with 17814 with
18172 the 17815 the
18173 present 17816 present
18174 world.​ 17817 world.​
18175 Thecontinual 17818 The
  17819 continual
18176 motion 17820 motion
18177 of 17821 ofmatter,​
18178 matter,​ 17822 therefore,​
18179 therefore,​in 17823 in
18180 less 17824 less
18181 than 17825 than
18182 infinite 17826 infinite
18183 transpositions,​ 17827 transpositions,​
18184 mustproduce 17828 must
18185 this 17829 producethis
18186 ceconomy 17830 economy
18187 or 17831 or
18188 order;​ 17832 order;​
18189 andby 17833 and
  17834 by
18190 its 17835 its
18191 very 17836 very
18192 nature,​ 17837 nature,​
18193 that 17838 that
18194 order,​ 17839 order,​
18195 when 17840 when
18196 onceestablished,​ 17841 onceestablished,​
18197 supports 17842 supports
18198 itself,​ 17843 itself,​
18199 for 17844 for
18200 manyages,​ 17845 many
  17846 ages,​
18201 if 17847 if
18202 not 17848 not
18203 to 17849 to
18204 eternity.​ 17850 eternity.​
18205 But 17851 Butwherever
18206 where-​ever  
18207 matter 17852 matter
18208 is 17853 is
18209 so 17854 so
18210 poized,​ 17855 poised,​
18211 arranged,​ 17856 arranged,​
18212 andadjusted,​ 17857 and
  17858 adjusted,​
18213 as 17859 as
18214 to 17860 to
18215 continue 17861 continue
18216 in 17862 inperpetual
18217 perpetual  
18218 motion,​ 17863 motion,​
18219 and 17864 and
18220 yet 17865 yet
18221 preserve 17866 preserve
18222 a 17867 a
18223 constancy 17868 constancy
18224 in 17869 in
18225 theforms,​ 17870 the
18226 its 17871 forms,​
18227 situation 17872 itssituation
18228 must,​ 17873 must,​
18229 of 17874 of
18230 necessity,​have 17875 necessity,​
  17876 have
18231 all 17877 all
18232 the 17878 the
18233 same 17879 same
18234 appearance 17880 appearance
18235 of 17881 of
18236 art 17882 art
18237 andcontrivance 17883 andcontrivance
Offset 18250, 506 lines modified Offset 17896, 499 lines modified
18250 a 17896 a
18251 relation 17897 relation
18252 to 17898 to
18253 each 17899 each
18254 other,​ 17900 other,​
18255 and 17901 and
18256 to 17902 to
18257 thewhole 17903 the
18258 :​ 17904 whole;​
18259 and 17905 and
18260 the 17906 the
18261 whole 17907 whole
18262 itself 17908 itselfmust
18263 must 17909 have
18264 havea 17910 a
18265 relation 17911 relation
18266 to 17912 to
18267 the 17913 the
18268 other 17914 other
18269 parts 17915 parts
18270 of 17916 of
18271 the 17917 the
18272 universe;​ 17918 universe;​
18273 to 17919 to
18274 the 17920 the
18275 element,​ 17921 elementin
18276 in  
18277 which 17922 which
18278 theform 17923 the
18279 subsists 17924 form
18280 ;​ 17925 subsists;​
18281 to 17926 to
18282 the 17927 the
18283 materials,​ 17928 materials
18284 withK 17929 with
18285 which150 17930 which
18286 Dialogues  
18287 concerningvmT  
18288 wmch  
18289 it 17931 it
18290 repairs 17932 repairs
18291 its 17933 itswaste
18292 waste  
18293 and 17934 and
18294 decay;​\<-​v^ 17935 decay;​
18295 and 17936 and
18296 to 17937 to
18297 every 17938 every
18298 other 17939 other
18299 form,​ 17940 form
18300 which 17941 which
18301 is 17942 is
18302 hostile 17943 hostile
18303 or 17944 or
18304 friendly.​ 17945 friendly.​
18305 A 17946 Adefect
18306 defect  
18307 in 17947 in
18308 any 17948 any
18309 ofthese 17949 of
  17950 these
18310 particulars 17951 particulars
18311 destroys 17952 destroys
18312 the 17953 the
18313 form 17954 form;​
18314 ;​ 17955 and
18315 andthé 17956 the
18316 matter,​ 17957 matter
18317 of 17958 ofwhich
18318 which  
18319 it 17959 it
18320 is 17960 is
18321 composed,​ 17961 composed
18322 isagain 17962 is
  17963 again
18323 set 17964 set
18324 loose,​ 17965 loose,​
18325 and 17966 and
18326 is 17967 is
18327 thrown 17968 thrown
18328 into 17969 into
18329 irregular 17970 irregularmotions
18330 motions  
18331 and 17971 and
18332 fermentations,​ 17972 fermentations,​
18333 till 17973 till
18334 itunite 17974 it
  17975 unite
18335 itself 17976 itself
18336 to 17977 to
18337 some 17978 some
18338 other 17979 other
18339 regular 17980 regularform.​
18340 form.​If 17981 If
18341 no 17982 no
18342 such 17983 such
18343 form 17984 form
18344 be 17985 be
18345 prepared 17986 prepared
18346 to 17987 to
18347 receiveit,​ 17988 receive
  17989 it,​
18348 and 17990 and
18349 if 17991 if
18350 there 17992 there
18351 be 17993 be
18352 a 17994 a
18353 great 17995 greatquantity
18354 quantity 17996 of
18355 ofthis 17997 this
18356 corrupted 17998 corrupted
18357 matter 17999 matter
18358 in 18000 in
18359 the 18001 the
18360 universe,​the 18002 universe,​
  18003 the
18361 universe 18004 universe
18362 itself 18005 itself
18363 is 18006 isentirely
18364 entirely 18007 disordered;​
18365 disordered;​whether 18008 whether
18366 it 18009 it
18367 be 18010 be
18368 the 18011 the
18369 feeble 18012 feeble
18370 embryo 18013 embryo
18371 of 18014 of
18372 aworld 18015 a
  18016 world
18373 in 18017 in
18374 its 18018 itsfirst
18375 first  
18376 beginnings 18019 beginnings
18377 that 18020 that
18378 is 18021 is
18379 thusdestroyed,​ 18022 thus
  18023 destroyed,​
18380 or 18024 or
18381 the 18025 the
18382 rotten 18026 rotten
18383 carcase 18027 carcass
18384 of 18028 of
18385 onelanguishing 18029 onelanguishing
18386 in 18030 in
18387 old 18031 old
18388 age 18032 age
18389 and 18033 and
18390 infirmity.​ 18034 infirmity.​
18391 Ineither 18035 In
  18036 either
18392 case,​ 18037 case,​
18393 a 18038 a
18394 chaos 18039 chaos
18395 ensues;​ 18040 ensues;​till
18396 till 18041 finite,​
18397 finite,​though 18042 though
18398 innumerable 18043 innumerable
18399 revolutions 18044 revolutions
18400 produce 18045 produce
18401 at 18046 at
18402 last 18047 last
18403 some 18048 some
18404 forms,​" 18049 forms,​whose
18405 whose 18050 parts
18406 partsand 18051 and
18407 organs 18052 organs
18408 are 18053 are
18409 so 18054 so
18410 adjusted 18055 adjusted
18411 as 18056 as
18412 to 18057 to
18413 supportthe 18058 support
  18059 the
18414 forms 18060 forms
18415 amidst 18061 amidst
18416 a 18062 acontinued
18417 continued  
18418 succession 18063 succession
18419 of 18064 of
18420 matter.​Suppose,​ 18065 matter.​Suppose
18421 (forwefhallendeavourt​ovarytheNatural 18066 (for
18422 Religion.​ 18067 we
18423 i$ithe 18068 shall
18424 expression)​ 18069 endeavour
  18070 to
  18071 vary
  18072 the
  18073 expression)​,​
18425 that 18074 that
18426 matter 18075 matter
18427 were 18076 werethrown
18428 thrown 18077 into
18429 Part.​  
18430 .​  
18431 VIII.​into  
18432 any 18078 any
18433 position,​ 18079 position,​
18434 by 18080 by
18435 a 18081 a
18436 blind,​ 18082 blind,​
18437 unguided 18083 unguided
18438 <-​*v>-​fforce;​ 18084 force;​
18439 it 18085 it
18440 is 18086 is
18441 evident,​ 18087 evident
18442 that 18088 thatthis
18443 this  
18444 first 18089 first
18445 position 18090 position
18446 must 18091 must,​
18447 in 18092 in
18448 all 18093 all
18449 probability 18094 probability,​
18450 be 18095 be
18451 the 18096 the
18452 mostconfused  
18453 and  
18454 most 18097 most
  18098 confused
  18099 andmost
18455 disorderly 18100 disorderly
18456 imaginable,​ 18101 imaginable,​
18457 without 18102 without
18458 any 18103 any
18459 resemblance 18104 resemblance
18460 to 18105 to
18461 thoseworks 18106 those
18462 of 18107 works
18463 human 18108 ofhuman
18464 contrivance,​ 18109 contrivance,​
18465 which,​ 18110 which,​
18466 a-​long 18111 along
18467 with 18112 with
18468 a 18113 a
18469 symmetry 18114 symmetry
18470 of 18115 of
18471 parts,​ 18116 parts,​
18472 discoveran 18117 discover
18473 adjustment 18118 anadjustment
18474 of 18119 of
18475 means 18120 means
18476 to 18121 to
18477 ends,​ 18122 ends,​
18478 and 18123 and
18479 atendency 18124 a
  18125 tendency
18480 to 18126 to
18481 self-​preservation.​ 18127 self-​preservation.​
18482 If 18128 If
18483 the 18129 theactuating
18484 actuating  
18485 force 18130 force
18486 cease 18131 cease
18487 after 18132 after
18488 this 18133 this
18489 operation,​matter 18134 operation,​
  18135 matter
18490 must 18136 must
18491 remain 18137 remain
18492 for 18138 for
18493 ever 18139 everin
18494 in 18140 disorder,​
18495 disorder,​and 18141 and
18496 continue 18142 continue
18497 an 18143 an
18498 immense 18144 immense
18499 chaos,​ 18145 chaos,​
18500 without 18146 without
18501 any 18147 any
18502 proportion 18148 proportion
18503 or 18149 oractivity.​
18504 activity.​ 18150 But
18505 Butsuppose,​ 18151 suppose
18506 that 18152 that
18507 the 18153 the
18508 actuating 18154 actuating
18509 force,​ 18155 force,​
18510 whatever 18156 whatever
18511 it 18157 it
18512 be,​ 18158 be,​
18513 still 18159 stillcontinues
18514 continues  
18515 in 18160 in
18516 matter,​ 18161 matter,​
18517 thisfirst 18162 this
  18163 first
18518 position 18164 position
18519 will 18165 will
18520 immediately 18166 immediately
18521 give 18167 give
18522 placeto 18168 place
18523 a 18169 to
18524 second,​ 18170 asecond,​
18525 which 18171 which
18526 will 18172 will
18527 likewise 18173 likewise
18528 in 18174 in
18529 allprobability 18175 all
  18176 probability
18530 be 18177 be
18531 as 18178 as
18532 disorderly 18179 disorderly
18533 as 18180 as
18534 the 18181 thefirst,​
18535 first,​and 18182 and
18536 so 18183 so
18537 on 18184 on
18538 through 18185 through
18539 many 18186 many
18540 successions 18187 successions
18541 ofchanges 18188 of
  18189 changes
18542 and 18190 and
18543 revolutions.​ 18191 revolutions.​
18544 No 18192 Noparticular
18545 particularorder 18193 order
18546 or 18194 or
18547 position 18195 position
18548 ever 18196 ever
18549 continues 18197 continues
18550 a 18198 a
18551 moment 18199 moment
18552 unaltered.​ 18200 unaltered.​
18553 The 18201 Theoriginal
18554 original 18202 force,​
18555 force,​still 18203 still
18556 remaining 18204 remaining
18557 in 18205 in
18558 activity,​ 18206 activity,​
18559 gives 18207 gives
18560 a 18208 a
18561 per-​JC 18209 perpetualrestlessness​
18562 2  
18563 petuaj.​152  
18564 Dialogues  
18565 concerningvit\T  
18566 Petua^  
18567 restlessness  
18568 to 18210 to
18569 matter.​ 18211 matter.​
18570 Every 18212 Every
18571 pos-​«-​v^« 18213 possible
18572 sible  
18573 situation 18214 situation
18574 is 18215 is
18575 produced,​ 18216 produced,​
18576 and 18217 andinstantly
18577 instantlydestroyed.​ 18218 destroyed.​
18578 Isa 18219 If
  18220 a
18579 glimpse 18221 glimpse
18580 or 18222 or
18581 dawn 18223 dawn
18582 of 18224 of
18583 order 18225 order
18584 appears 18226 appears
18585 for 18227 for
18586 a 18228 a
18587 moment,​ 18229 moment,​it
18588 it  
18589 is 18230 is
18590 instantlyhurried 18231 instantly
  18232 hurried
18591 away,​ 18233 away,​
18592 and 18234 and
18593 confounded,​ 18235 confounded,​
18594 by 18236 by
18595 thatnever-​ceasing 18237 that
18596 force 18238 never-​ceasing
18597 which 18239 forcewhich
18598 actuates 18240 actuates
18599 e-​very 18241 every
18600 part 18242 part
18601 of 18243 of
18602 matter.​Thus 18244 matter.​Thus
18603 the 18245 the
18604 universe 18246 universe
18605 goes 18247 goes
18606 on 18248 on
18607 for 18249 for
18608 manyages 18250 many
  18251 ages
18609 in 18252 in
18610 a 18253 a
18611 continued 18254 continued
18612 succession 18255 succession
18613 of 18256 ofchaos
18614 chaosand 18257 and
18615 disorder.​ 18258 disorder.​
18616 But 18259 But
18617 is 18260 is
18618 it 18261 it
18619 not 18262 not
18620 possible 18263 possible
18621 thatit 18264 that
  18265 it
18622 may 18266 may
18623 settle 18267 settle
18624 at 18268 at
18625 last,​ 18269 last,​
18626 so 18270 soas
18627 as  
18628 not 18271 not
18629 to 18272 to
18630 lose 18273 lose
18631 itsmotion 18274 its
  18275 motion
18632 and 18276 and
18633 active 18277 active
18634 force 18278 force
18635 (for-​ 18279 (for
18636 that 18280 that
18637 wehave 18281 we
18638 supposed 18282 have
18639 inherent 18283 supposedinherent
18640 in 18284 in
18641 it)​,​ 18285 it)​,​
18642 yet 18286 yet
18643 so 18287 so
18644 asto 18288 as
  18289 to
18645 preserve 18290 preserve
18646 an 18291 an
18647 uniformity 18292 uniformity
18648 of 18293 of
18649 appearance,​amidst 18294 appearance,​amidst
18650 the 18295 the
18651 continual 18296 continual
18652 motion 18297 motion
18653 artd 18298 and
18654 fluctuation 18299 fluctuation
18655 of 18300 of
18656 its 18301 its
18657 parts 18302 parts?
18658 ?  
18659 This 18303 This
18660 we 18304 we
18661 find 18305 find
18662 to 18306 tobe
18663 bethe 18307 the
18664 case 18308 case
18665 with 18309 with
18666 the 18310 the
18667 universe 18311 universe
18668 at 18312 at
18669 present.​Every 18313 present.​
  18314 Every
18670 individual 18315 individual
18671 is 18316 is
18672 perpetually 18317 perpetuallychanging,​
18673 changing,​  
18674 and 18318 and
18675 every 18319 every
18676 part 18320 part
18677 of 18321 of
18678 every 18322 every
18679 individual;​ 18323 individual;​
18680 and 18324 and
18681 yet 18325 yet
18682 the 18326 the
18683 whole 18327 whole
18684 remains,​ 18328 remains,​in
18685 in  
18686 appearance,​ 18329 appearance,​
18687 the 18330 the
18688 same.​ 18331 same.​
18689 May 18332 May
18690 we 18333 we
18691 not 18334 not
18692 hopefor 18335 hope
  18336 for
18693 such 18337 such
18694 a 18338 a
18695 position,​ 18339 position,​
18696 or 18340 or
18697 rather 18341 ratherbe
18698 be 18342 assured
18699 assuredof 18343 of
18700 it,​ 18344 it,​
18701 from 18345 from
18702 the 18346 the
18703 eternal 18347 eternal
18704 revolutions 18348 revolutions
18705 ofunguidedNatural 18349 of
18706 Religion.​ 18350 unguided
18707 153unguided 18351 matter;​
18708 matter 18352 andmay
18709 ;​  
18710 and  
18711 may  
18712 not 18353 not
18713 this 18354 this
18714 ac-​ 18355 account
18715 ?*.​*.​*count  
18716 for 18356 for
18717 all 18357 all
18718 the 18358 the
18719 appearing 18359 appearing
18720 wisdom 18360 wisdom
18721 and 18361 and
18722 »^r>>contrivance 18362 contrivance
18723 which 18363 whichis
18724 is  
18725 in 18364 in
18726 the 18365 the
18727 universe 18366 universe?
18728 ?Let 18367 Let
18729 us 18368 us
18730 contemplate 18369 contemplate
18731 the 18370 the
18732 subject 18371 subject
18733 a 18372 a
18734 little,​and 18373 little,​
  18374 and
18735 we 18375 we
18736 mail 18376 shallfind,​
18737 find,​  
18738 that 18377 that
18739 this 18378 this
18740 adjustment,​if 18379 adjustment,​
  18380 if
18741 attained 18381 attained
18742 by 18382 by
18743 matter,​ 18383 matter
18744 of 18384 of
18745 a 18385 a
18746 seeming 18386 seeming
18747 stability 18387 stabilityin
18748 in  
18749 the 18388 the
18750 forms,​ 18389 forms,​
18751 with 18390 with
18752 a 18391 a
18753 real 18392 real
18754 and 18393 and
18755 perpetual 18394 perpetual
Offset 18760, 1694 lines modified Offset 18399, 1964 lines modified
18760 parts,​affords 18399 parts,​affords
18761 a 18400 a
18762 plausible,​ 18401 plausible,​
18763 if 18402 if
18764 not 18403 not
18765 a 18404 a
18766 true 18405 true
18767 solutionof 18406 solution
  18407 of
18768 the 18408 the
18769 difficulty.​It 18409 difficulty.​It
18770 is 18410 is
18771 in 18411 in
18772 vain,​ 18412 vain,​
18773 therefore,​ 18413 therefore,​
18774 to 18414 to
18775 insist 18415 insist
18776 uponthe 18416 upon
  18417 the
18777 uses 18418 uses
18778 of 18419 of
18779 the 18420 the
18780 parts 18421 parts
18781 in 18422 in
18782 animals 18423 animalsor
18783 or  
18784 vegetables,​ 18424 vegetables,​
18785 and 18425 and
18786 their 18426 their
18787 curious 18427 curious
18788 adjustmentto 18428 adjustment
  18429 to
18789 each 18430 each
18790 other.​ 18431 other.​
18791 I 18432 I
18792 would 18433 would
18793 fain 18434 fainknow,​
18794 know,​ 18435 how
18795 howan 18436 an
18796 animal 18437 animal
18797 could 18438 could
18798 subsist,​ 18439 subsist,​
18799 unless 18440 unless
18800 its 18441 its
18801 partswere 18442 parts
  18443 were
18802 so 18444 so
18803 adjusted 18445 adjusted?
18804 ? 18446 Dowe
18805 Do  
18806 we  
18807 not 18447 not
18808 find,​ 18448 find,​
18809 thatit 18449 that
  18450 it
18810 immediately 18451 immediately
18811 perishes 18452 perishes
18812 whenever 18453 whenever
18813 thisadjustment 18454 this
18814 ceases,​ 18455 adjustmentceases,​
18815 and 18456 and
18816 that 18457 that
18817 its 18458 its
18818 mattercorrupting 18459 matter
  18460 corrupting
18819 tries 18461 tries
18820 some 18462 some
18821 new 18463 new
18822 form 18464 form?
18823 ?  
18824 It 18465 It
18825 happens,​ 18466 happensindeed,​
18826 indeed,​  
18827 that 18467 that
18828 the 18468 the
18829 parts 18469 parts
18830 of 18470 of
18831 the 18471 the
18832 worldare 18472 world
  18473 are
18833 so 18474 so
18834 well 18475 well
18835 adjusted,​ 18476 adjusted,​
18836 that 18477 that
18837 some 18478 someregular
18838 regularform 18479 form
18839 immediately 18480 immediately
18840 lays 18481 lays
18841 claim 18482 claim
18842 to 18483 to
18843 this 18484 this
18844 corrupted 18485 corrupted
18845 matter:​ 18486 matter:​
18846 and 18487 and
18847 if 18488 if
18848 it 18489 itwere
18849 were  
18850 not 18490 not
18851 so,​K 18491 so,​
18852 3  
18853 could154  
18854 Dialogues  
18855 concerning^aRT  
18856 could 18492 could
18857 the 18493 the
18858 world 18494 world
18859 subsist 18495 subsist?
18860 ?  
18861 Must 18496 Must
18862 it 18497 it
18863 notu-​^J 18498 not
18864 dissolve 18499 dissolve
18865 as 18500 as
18866 well 18501 well
18867 as 18502 as
18868 the 18503 theanimal,​
18869 animal,​  
18870 and 18504 and
18871 passthrough 18505 pass
  18506 through
18872 new 18507 new
18873 positions 18508 positions
18874 and 18509 and
18875 situations;​till 18510 situations,​
  18511 till
18876 in 18512 in
18877 a  
18878 great,​ 18513 great,​
18879 but 18514 butfinite
18880 finite  
18881 succession,​ 18515 succession,​
18882 itfall 18516 it
  18517 falls
18883 at 18518 at
18884 last 18519 last
18885 into 18520 into
18886 the 18521 the
18887 present 18522 present
18888 or 18523 or
18889 some 18524 some
18890 suchorder?It 18525 such
  18526 order?It
18891 is 18527 is
18892 well,​ 18528 well,​
18893 replied 18529 replied
18894 Cleanthes,​ 18530 CLEANTHES,​
18895 youtold 18531 you
  18532 told
18896 us,​ 18533 us,​
18897 that 18534 that
18898 this 18535 this
18899 hypothesis 18536 hypothesis
18900 was 18537 wassuggested
18901 suggested  
18902 on 18538 on
18903 a 18539 a
18904 sudden,​ 18540 sudden,​
18905 in 18541 in
18906 the 18542 the
18907 course 18543 course
18908 of 18544 of
18909 theargument.​ 18545 the
  18546 argument.​
18910 Had 18547 Had
18911 you 18548 you
18912 had 18549 had
18913 leisure 18550 leisureto
18914 to  
18915 examine 18551 examine
18916 it,​ 18552 it,​
18917 you 18553 you
18918 would 18554 would
18919 soon 18555 soon
18920 have 18556 have
18921 perceived 18557 perceived
18922 the 18558 the
18923 insuperable 18559 insuperable
18924 objections 18560 objectionsto
18925 to 18561 which
18926 whichit 18562 it
18927 is 18563 is
18928 exposed.​ 18564 exposed.​
18929 No 18565 No
18930 form,​ 18566 form,​
18931 you 18567 you
18932 say,​ 18568 say,​
18933 cansubsist,​ 18569 can
  18570 subsist,​
18934 unless 18571 unless
18935 it 18572 it
18936 possess 18573 possessthose
18937 those  
18938 powers 18574 powers
18939 andorgans 18575 and
  18576 organs
18940 requisite 18577 requisite
18941 for 18578 for
18942 its 18579 its
18943 subsistence 18580 subsistence:​
18944 :​ 18581 some
18945 somenew 18582 new
18946 order 18583 order
18947 or 18584 oreconomy
18948 œconomy  
18949 must 18585 must
18950 be 18586 be
18951 tried^and 18587 tried,​
  18588 and
18952 so 18589 so
18953 on,​ 18590 on,​
18954 without 18591 without
18955 intermission 18592 intermission;​
18956 ;​  
18957 till 18593 till
18958 atlast 18594 at
18959 some 18595 last
18960 order,​ 18596 someorder,​
18961 which 18597 which
18962 can 18598 can
18963 support 18599 support
18964 andmaintain 18600 and
  18601 maintain
18965 itself,​ 18602 itself,​
18966 is 18603 is
18967 fallen 18604 fallen
18968 upon.​ 18605 upon.​
18969 But 18606 Butaccording
18970 according  
18971 to 18607 to
18972 this 18608 this
18973 hypothesis,​ 18609 hypothesis,​
18974 whence 18610 whence
18975 arisethe 18611 arise
  18612 the
18976 many 18613 many
18977 conveniencies 18614 conveniences
18978 and 18615 andadvantages
18979 advantageswhich 18616 which
18980 men 18617 men
18981 and 18618 and
18982 all 18619 all
18983 animals 18620 animals
18984 possess 18621 possess?
18985 ? 18622 Two
18986 Twoeyes,​ 18623 eyes,​
18987 two 18624 two
18988 ears,​ 18625 ears,​
18989 are 18626 are
18990 not 18627 notabsolutely
18991 absolutely.​necessaryNatural 18628 necessary
18992 Religion.​  
18993 155sary  
18994 for 18629 for
18995 the 18630 the
18996 subsistence 18631 subsistence
18997 of 18632 of
18998 the 18633 the
18999 species.​ 18634 species.​
19000 ^|Human 18635 Human
19001 race 18636 race
19002 might 18637 mighthave
19003 have  
19004 been 18638 been
19005 propaga-​ 18639 propagated
19006 <~*v>~>ted  
19007 and 18640 and
19008 preserved,​ 18641 preserved,​
19009 without 18642 without
19010 horses,​ 18643 horses,​
19011 dogs,​cows,​ 18644 dogs,​
19012 sheep,​ 18645 cows,​
19013 and 18646 sheep,​and
19014 those 18647 those
19015 innumerablefruits 18648 innumerable
  18649 fruits
19016 and 18650 and
19017 products 18651 products
19018 which 18652 which
19019 serve 18653 serve
19020 to 18654 to
19021 oursatisfaction 18655 our
19022 and 18656 satisfactionand
19023 enjoyment.​ 18657 enjoyment.​
19024 If 18658 If
19025 no 18659 no
19026 camels 18660 camels
19027 had 18661 had
19028 been 18662 been
19029 created 18663 created
19030 for 18664 for
19031 the 18665 the
19032 use 18666 use
19033 oftaan 18667 of
  18668 man
19034 in 18669 in
19035 the 18670 thesandy
19036 sandy  
19037 deserts 18671 deserts
19038 of 18672 of
19039 Africa 18673 AFRICA
19040 andArabia,​ 18674 and
  18675 ARABIA,​
19041 would 18676 would
19042 the 18677 the
19043 world 18678 world
19044 have 18679 have
19045 beendissolved? 18680 been
19046 If 18681 dissolved?If
19047 no 18682 no
19048 loadstone 18683 lodestone
19049 had 18684 had
19050 been 18685 been
19051 framed 18686 framed
19052 to 18687 to
19053 give 18688 give
19054 that 18689 that
19055 wonderful 18690 wonderful
19056 and 18691 and
19057 usefuldirection 18692 usefuldirection
19058 to 18693 to
19059 the 18694 the
19060 needle,​ 18695 needle,​
19061 would 18696 would
19062 humansociety 18697 human
  18698 society
19063 and 18699 and
19064 the 18700 the
19065 human 18701 human
19066 kind 18702 kind
19067 have 18703 have
19068 beenimmediately 18704 beenimmediately
19069 extinguished 18705 extinguished?
19070 ?  
19071 Though 18706 Though
19072 themaxims 18707 the
  18708 maxims
19073 of 18709 of
19074 Nature 18710 Nature
19075 be 18711 be
19076 in 18712 in
19077 general 18713 general
19078 veryfrugal,​ 18714 veryfrugal,​
19079 yet 18715 yet
19080 instances 18716 instances
19081 of 18717 of
19082 this 18718 this
19083 kind 18719 kind
19084 are 18720 are
19085 farfrom 18721 far
  18722 from
19086 being 18723 being
19087 rare;​ 18724 rare;​
19088 and 18725 and
19089 any 18726 any
19090 one 18727 oneof
19091 of 18728 them
19092 themis 18729 is
19093 a 18730 a
19094 sufficient 18731 sufficient
19095 proof 18732 proof
19096 of 18733 of
19097 design,​ 18734 design,​
19098 and 18735 and
19099 of 18736 of
19100 abenevolent 18737 a
19101 design,​ 18738 benevolent
19102 which 18739 design,​which
19103 gave 18740 gave
19104 rise 18741 rise
19105 tothe 18742 to
  18743 the
19106 order 18744 order
19107 and 18745 and
19108 arrangement 18746 arrangement
19109 of 18747 of
19110 the 18748 the
19111 universe.​At 18749 universe.​At
19112 least,​ 18750 least,​
19113 you 18751 you
19114 may 18752 may
19115 safely 18753 safely
19116 infer,​ 18754 infer,​
19117 saidPhi 18755 said
19118 Lo,​ 18756 PHILO,​
19119 that 18757 that
19120 the 18758 the
19121 foregoing 18759 foregoing
19122 hypothesis 18760 hypothesisis
19123 isK 18761 so
19124 4 18762 far
19125 so158 18763 incomplete
19126 Dialogues 18764 and
19127 concerningPart 18765 imperfect,​
  18766 which
  18767 I
  18768 shall
  18769 not
  18770 scruple
  18771 to
  18772 allow.​But
  18773 can
  18774 we
  18775 ever
  18776 reasonably
  18777 expect
  18778 greater
  18779 success
  18780 in
  18781 any
  18782 attempts
  18783 of
  18784 thisnature?
  18785 Or
  18786 can
  18787 we
  18788 ever
  18789 hope
  18790 to
  18791 erect
  18792 a
  18793 system
  18794 of
  18795 cosmogony,​
  18796 that
  18797 will
  18798 beliable
  18799 to
  18800 no
  18801 exceptions,​
  18802 and
  18803 will
  18804 contain
  18805 no
  18806 circumstance
  18807 repugnant
  18808 toour
  18809 limited
  18810 and
  18811 imperfect
  18812 experience
  18813 of
  18814 the
  18815 analogy
  18816 of
  18817 Nature?
  18818 Yourtheory
  18819 itself
  18820 cannot
  18821 surely
  18822 pretend
  18823 to
  18824 any
  18825 such
  18826 advantage,​
  18827 even
  18828 thoughyou
  18829 have
  18830 run
  18831 into
  18832 Anthropomorphism,​
  18833 the
  18834 better
  18835 to
  18836 preserve
  18837 a
  18838 conformityto
  18839 common
  18840 experience.​
  18841 Let
  18842 us
  18843 once
  18844 more
  18845 put
  18846 it
  18847 to
  18848 trial.​
  18849 In
  18850 all
  18851 instanceswhich
  18852 we
  18853 have
  18854 ever
  18855 seen,​
  18856 ideas
  18857 are
  18858 copied
  18859 from
  18860 real
  18861 objects,​
  18862 and
  18863 areectypal,​
  18864 not
  18865 archetypal,​
  18866 to
  18867 express
  18868 myself
  18869 in
  18870 learned
  18871 terms:​
  18872 You
  18873 reversethis
  18874 order,​
  18875 and
  18876 give
  18877 thought
  18878 the
  18879 precedence.​
  18880 In
  18881 all
  18882 instances
  18883 which
  18884 wehave
  18885 ever
  18886 seen,​
  18887 thought
  18888 has
  18889 no
  18890 influence
  18891 upon
  18892 matter,​
  18893 except
  18894 where
  18895 thatmatter
  18896 is
  18897 so
  18898 conjoined
  18899 with
  18900 it
  18901 as
  18902 to
  18903 have
  18904 an
  18905 equal
  18906 reciprocal
  18907 influenceupon
  18908 it.​
  18909 No
  18910 animal
  18911 can
  18912 move
  18913 immediately
  18914 any
  18915 thing
  18916 but
  18917 the
  18918 members
  18919 of
  18920 itsown
  18921 body;​
  18922 and
  18923 indeed,​
  18924 the
  18925 equality
  18926 of
  18927 action
  18928 and
  18929 reaction
  18930 seems
  18931 to
  18932 be
  18933 anuniversal
  18934 law
  18935 of
  18936 nature:​
  18937 But
  18938 your
  18939 theory
  18940 implies
  18941 a
  18942 contradiction
  18943 to
  18944 thisexperience.​
  18945 These
  18946 instances,​
  18947 with
  18948 many
  18949 more,​
  18950 which
  18951 it
  18952 were
  18953 easy
  18954 tocollect,​
  18955 (particularly
  18956 the
  18957 supposition
  18958 of
  18959 a
  18960 mind
  18961 or
  18962 system
  18963 of
  18964 thoughtthat
  18965 is
  18966 eternal,​
  18967 or,​
  18968 in
  18969 other
  18970 words,​
  18971 an
  18972 animal
  18973 ingenerable
  18974 and
  18975 immortal)​;​these
  18976 instances,​
  18977 I
  18978 say,​
  18979 may
  18980 teach
  18981 all
  18982 of
  18983 us
  18984 sobriety
  18985 in
  18986 condemning
  18987 eachother,​
  18988 and
  18989 let
  18990 us
  18991 see,​
  18992 that
  18993 as
  18994 no
  18995 system
  18996 of
  18997 this
  18998 kind
  18999 ought
  19000 ever
  19001 to
  19002 bereceived
  19003 from
  19004 a
  19005 slight
  19006 analogy,​
  19007 so
  19008 neither
  19009 ought
  19010 any
  19011 to
  19012 be
  19013 rejected
  19014 onaccount
  19015 of
  19016 a
  19017 small
  19018 incongruity.​
  19019 For
  19020 that
  19021 is
  19022 an
  19023 inconvenience
  19024 from
  19025 whichwe
  19026 can
  19027 justly
  19028 pronounce
  19029 no
  19030 one
  19031 to
  19032 be
  19033 exempted.​All
  19034 religious
  19035 systems,​
  19036 it
  19037 is
  19038 confessed,​
  19039 are
  19040 subject
  19041 to
  19042 great
  19043 andinsuperable
  19044 difficulties.​
  19045 Each
  19046 disputant
  19047 triumphs
  19048 in
19128 his 19049 his
19129 turn 19050 turn;​
19130 :​  
19131 while 19051 while
19132 he 19052 hecarries
19133 carries  
19134 on 19053 on
19135 an 19054 an
19136 ofFen-​VIII.​five 19055 offensive
19137 war,​ 19056 war,​
19138 and 19057 and
19139 exposes 19058 exposes
19140 the 19059 the
19141 absurdities,​barbarities,​ 19060 absurdities,​
19142 and 19061 barbarities,​and
19143 pernicious 19062 pernicious
19144 tenets,​ 19063 tenets
19145 of 19064 of
19146 hisantagonist.​ 19065 his
  19066 antagonist.​
19147 But 19067 But
19148 all 19068 all
19149 of 19069 of
19150 them,​ 19070 them,​
19151 on 19071 on
19152 thewhole,​ 19072 the
19153 prepare 19073 whole,​prepare
19154 a 19074 a
19155 complete 19075 complete
19156 triumph 19076 triumph
19157 forthe 19077 for
  19078 the
19158 Sceptic;​ 19079 Sceptic;​
19159 who 19080 who
19160 tells 19081 tells
19161 them,​ 19082 them,​
19162 that 19083 that
19163 no 19084 nosystem
19164 system  
19165 ought 19085 ought
19166 ever 19086 ever
19167 to 19087 to
19168 be 19088 be
19169 embraced 19089 embraced
19170 withregard 19090 with
  19091 regard
19171 to 19092 to
19172 such 19093 such
19173 subjects 19094 subjects:​
19174 :​  
19175 For 19095 For
19176 this 19096 thisplain
19177 plainreason,​ 19097 reason,​
19178 that 19098 that
19179 no 19099 no
19180 absurdity 19100 absurdity
19181 ought 19101 ought
19182 ever 19102 ever
19183 tobe 19103 to
  19104 be
19184 assented 19105 assented
19185 to 19106 to
19186 with 19107 with
19187 regard 19108 regardto
19188 to  
19189 any 19109 any
19190 subject.​ 19110 subject.​
19191 A 19111 A
19192 total 19112 total
19193 suspense 19113 suspense
19194 of 19114 of
19195 judgment 19115 judgement
19196 ishere 19116 is
  19117 here
19197 our 19118 our
19198 only 19119 only
19199 reasonable 19120 reasonableresource.​
19200 resource.​ 19121 And
19201 Andif 19122 if
19202 every 19123 every
19203 attack,​ 19124 attack,​
19204 as 19125 as
19205 is 19126 is
19206 commonly 19127 commonly
19207 observed,​ 19128 observed,​
19208 and 19129 and
19209 no 19130 no
19210 defence,​ 19131 defence,​among
19211 among  
19212 Theologians,​ 19132 Theologians,​
19213 is 19133 is
19214 successful 19134 successful;​
19215 ;​  
19216 how 19135 how
19217 complete 19136 complete
19218 mustbe 19137 must
  19138 be
19219 his 19139 his
19220 victory,​ 19140 victory,​
19221 who 19141 whoremains
19222 remains  
19223 always,​ 19142 always,​
19224 withall 19143 with
  19144 all
19225 mankind,​ 19145 mankind,​
19226 on 19146 on
19227 the 19147 the
19228 offensive,​ 19148 offensive,​
19229 and 19149 and
19230 hashimself 19150 has
19231 no 19151 himself
19232 fixed 19152 nofixed
19233 station 19153 station
19234 or 19154 or
19235 abiding 19155 abiding
19236 city,​which 19156 city,​
  19157 which
19237 he 19158 he
19238 is 19159 is
19239 ever,​ 19160 ever,​
19240 on 19161 on
19241 any 19162 any
19242 occasion,​ 19163 occasion,​
19243 ob*liged 19164 obligedto
19244 to 19165 defend?PART
19245 defend?PARTPART 19166 9But
19246 IX.​T>UT  
19247 if 19167 if
19248 so 19168 so
19249 many 19169 many
19250 difficulties 19170 difficulties
19251 attend 19171 attend
19252 the 19172 the
19253 raRTargument 19173 argument
19254 a 19174 a
19255 posteriori,​ 19175 posteriori,​
19256 saidDEMEA;​ 19176 said
19257 ^whad 19177 DEMEA,​had
19258 we 19178 we
19259 not 19179 not
19260 better 19180 better
19261 adhere 19181 adhere
19262 to 19182 to
19263 that 19183 that
19264 simpleand 19184 simple
  19185 and
19265 sublime 19186 sublime
19266 argument 19187 argument
19267 a 19188 a
19268 priori,​ 19189 priori,​which,​
19269 which,​by 19190 by
19270 offering 19191 offering
19271 to 19192 to
19272 us 19193 us
19273 infallible 19194 infallible
19274 demonstration,​ 19195 demonstration,​
19275 cuts 19196 cuts
19276 off 19197 off
19277 at 19198 at
19278 once 19199 once
19279 all 19200 alldoubt
19280 doubt  
19281 and 19201 and
19282 difficulty? 19202 difficulty?
19283 By 19203 By
19284 this 19204 this
19285 argument* 19205 argument,​
19286 too,​ 19206 too,​
19287 we 19207 we
19288 mayprove 19208 may
19289 the 19209 prove
19290 INFINITY  
19291 of  
19292 the 19210 the
19293 divine 19211 infinity
19294 attributes 19212 ofthe
19295 ;​ 19213 Divine
  19214 attributes,​
19296 which,​ 19215 which,​
19297 I 19216 I
19298 am 19217 am
19299 afraid,​ 19218 afraid,​
19300 can 19219 can
19301 neverbe 19220 never
  19221 be
19302 ascertained 19222 ascertained
19303 with 19223 withcertainty
19304 certainty  
19305 from 19224 from
19306 anyother 19225 any
  19226 other
19307 topic.​ 19227 topic.​
19308 For 19228 For
19309 how 19229 how
19310 can 19230 can
19311 an 19231 an
19312 effect,​which 19232 effect,​
  19233 which
19313 either 19234 either
19314 is 19235 isfinite,​
19315 finite,​  
19316 or,​ 19236 or,​
19317 for 19237 for
19318 aught 19238 aught
19319 weknow,​ 19239 we
  19240 know,​
19320 may 19241 may
19321 be 19242 be
19322 so;​ 19243 so;​
19323 how 19244 how
19324 can 19245 can
19325 such 19246 such
19326 an 19247 an
19327 effect,​ 19248 effect,​
19328 I 19249 I
19329 say,​ 19250 say,​prove
19330 prove  
19331 an 19251 an
19332 infinite 19252 infinite
19333 cause 19253 cause?
19334 ? 19254 The
19335 Theunity 19255 unity
19336 too 19256 too
19337 of 19257 of
19338 the 19258 the
19339 Divine 19259 Divine
19340 Nature,​ 19260 Nature,​
19341 it 19261 it
19342 isvery 19262 is
19343 difficult,​ 19263 verydifficult,​
19344 if 19264 if
19345 not 19265 not
19346 absolutely 19266 absolutely
19347 impossible,​160 19267 impossible,​
19348 Dialogues  
19349 concerningPart  
19350 ftble,​  
19351 to 19268 to
19352 deduce 19269 deduce
19353 merely 19270 merely
19354 from 19271 fromcontemplating
19355 contem-​v^v-​v  
19356 plating  
19357 the 19272 the
19358 works 19273 works
19359 of 19274 of
19360 nature;​ 19275 nature;​
19361 nor 19276 nor
19362 willthe 19277 will
  19278 the
19363 uniformity 19279 uniformity
19364 alone 19280 alone
19365 of 19281 of
19366 the 19282 theplan,​
19367 plan,​ 19283 even
19368 evenwere 19284 were
19369 it 19285 it
19370 allowed,​ 19286 allowed,​
19371 give 19287 give
19372 us 19288 us
19373 any 19289 any
19374 assurance 19290 assurance
19375 ofthat 19291 of
19376 attribute.​ 19292 that
19377 Whereas 19293 attribute.​Whereas
19378 the 19294 the
19379 argumenta 19295 argument
  19296 a
19380 priori 19297 priori
19381 .​.​.​.​.​You 19298 .​.​.​You
19382 seem 19299 seem
19383 to 19300 to
19384 reason,​ 19301 reason,​
19385 Demea,​ 19302 DEMEA,​
19386 interposed 19303 interposed
19387 Cleanthfs,​ 19304 CLEANTHES,​
19388 as 19305 as
19389 if 19306 if
19390 those 19307 those
19391 advantages 19308 advantagesand
19392 and 19309 conveniences
19393 conveniencies  
19394 in 19310 in
19395 the 19311 the
19396 abstractargument 19312 abstract
  19313 argument
19397 were 19314 were
19398 full 19315 full
19399 proofs 19316 proofs
19400 ofits 19317 of
19401 solidity.​But 19318 itssolidity.​
  19319 But
19402 it 19320 it
19403 is 19321 is
19404 first 19322 first
19405 proper,​ 19323 proper,​
19406 in 19324 in
19407 my 19325 my
19408 opinion,​ 19326 opinion,​
19409 todetermine 19327 to
19410 what 19328 determine
19411 argument 19329 whatargument
19412 of 19330 of
19413 this 19331 this
19414 nature 19332 nature
19415 you 19333 you
19416 choose 19334 choose
19417 to 19335 to
19418 insist 19336 insist
19419 on 19337 on;​
19420 ;​  
19421 and 19338 and
19422 weshall 19339 we
19423 afterwards,​ 19340 shall
19424 from 19341 afterwards,​from
19425 itself,​ 19342 itself,​
19426 better 19343 better
19427 than4 19344 than
19428 from 19345 from
19429 its 19346 its
19430 useful 19347 useful
19431 consequences,​ 19348 consequences,​
19432 endeavourto 19349 endeavour
19433 determine 19350 todetermine
19434 what 19351 what
19435 value 19352 value
19436 we 19353 we
19437 ought 19354 ought
19438 toput 19355 to
  19356 put
19439 upon 19357 upon
19440 it.​The 19358 it.​The
19441 argument,​repliedDemea,​ 19359 argument,​
  19360 replied
  19361 DEMEA,​
19442 which 19362 which
19443 'I 19363 I
19444 would 19364 would
19445 insist 19365 insist
19446 on,​ 19366 on,​
19447 is 19367 is
19448 the 19368 the
19449 common 19369 common
19450 one.​Whatever 19370 one.​Whatever
19451 exists,​ 19371 exists
19452 must 19372 must
19453 have 19373 have
19454 a 19374 a
19455 cause 19375 cause
19456 orreason 19376 or
  19377 reason
19457 of 19378 of
19458 its 19379 its
19459 existence 19380 existence;​
19460 ;​  
19461 it 19381 it
19462 being 19382 beingabsolutely
19463 absolutely  
19464 impossible 19383 impossible
19465 for 19384 for
19466 any 19385 any
19467 thing 19386 thing
19468 to 19387 to
19469 produceNatural 19388 produce
19470 Religion.​  
19471 161duce  
19472 itself,​ 19389 itself,​
19473 or 19390 or
19474 be 19391 be
19475 the 19392 the
19476 cause 19393 cause
19477 of 19394 ofits
19478 its  
19479 own 19395 own
19480 Partexistence.​ 19396 existence.​
19481 In 19397 In
19482 mounting 19398 mounting
19483 up,​ 19399 up,​
19484 therefore,​ 19400 therefore,​
19485 u^from 19401 from
19486 effects 19402 effects
19487 to 19403 to
19488 causes,​ 19404 causes,​
19489 we 19405 wemust
19490 must 19406 either
19491 eithergo 19407 go
19492 on 19408 on
19493 in 19409 in
19494 tracing 19410 tracing
19495 an 19411 an
19496 infinite 19412 infinite
19497 succession,​without 19413 succession,​
  19414 without
19498 any 19415 any
19499 ultimate 19416 ultimatecause
19500 cause  
19501 at 19417 at
19502 all 19418 all;​
19503 ;​ 19419 or
19504 ormust 19420 must
19505 atjast 19421 at
  19422 last
19506 have 19423 have
19507 recourse 19424 recourse
19508 to 19425 to
19509 some 19426 some
19510 ultimate 19427 ultimate
19511 cause,​ 19428 cause,​
19512 that 19429 thatis
19513 is  
19514 necessarily 19430 necessarily
19515 existent:​Now 19431 existent:​
  19432 Now,​
19516 that 19433 that
19517 the 19434 the
19518 first 19435 first
19519 supposition 19436 supposition
19520 is 19437 is
19521 absurd,​may 19438 absurd,​
19522 be 19439 maybe
19523 thus 19440 thus
19524 proved.​ 19441 proved.​
19525 In 19442 In
19526 the 19443 the
19527 infinitechain 19444 infinite
  19445 chain
19528 or 19446 or
19529 succession 19447 succession
19530 of 19448 of
19531 causes 19449 causes
19532 and 19450 andeffects,​
19533 effects,​each 19451 each
19534 single 19452 single
19535 effect 19453 effect
19536 is 19454 is
19537 determined 19455 determined
19538 to 19456 to
19539 existby 19457 exist
  19458 by
19540 the 19459 the
19541 power 19460 power
19542 and 19461 andefficacy
19543 efficacy  
19544 of 19462 of
19545 that 19463 that
19546 causewhich 19464 cause
  19465 which
19547 immediately 19466 immediately
19548 preceded 19467 preceded;​
19549 ;​  
19550 but 19468 but
19551 thewhole 19469 the
19552 eternal 19470 whole
19553 chain 19471 eternalchain
19554 or 19472 or
19555 succession,​ 19473 succession,​
19556 takentogether,​ 19474 taken
  19475 together,​
19557 is 19476 is
19558 not 19477 not
19559 determined 19478 determined
19560 or 19479 or
19561 causedby 19480 caused
19562 any 19481 by
19563 thing 19482 anything;​
19564 ;​  
19565 and 19483 and
19566 yet 19484 yet
19567 it 19485 it
19568 is 19486 is
19569 evidentthat 19487 evident
  19488 that
19570 it 19489 it
19571 requires 19490 requires
19572 a 19491 a
19573 cause 19492 cause
19574 or 19493 or
19575 reason,​ 19494 reason,​
19576 aamuch  
19577 as 19495 as
  19496 muchas
19578 any 19497 any
19579 particular 19498 particular
19580 object 19499 object
19581 whichbegins 19500 which
  19501 begins
19582 to 19502 to
19583 exist 19503 exist
19584 in 19504 in
19585 time.​ 19505 time.​
19586 The 19506 The
19587 questionis 19507 question
19588 still 19508 isstill
19589 reasonable,​ 19509 reasonable,​
19590 Why 19510 why
19591 this 19511 this
19592 particularsuccession 19512 particular
  19513 succession
19593 of 19514 of
19594 causes 19515 causes
19595 existed 19516 existed
19596 from 19517 frometernity,​
19597 eternity,​  
19598 and 19518 and
19599 not 19519 not
19600 any 19520 any
19601 other 19521 other
19602 succession,​ 19522 succession,​
19603 or 19523 or
19604 nosuccession 19524 no
  19525 succession
19605 at 19526 at
19606 all.​ 19527 all.​
19607 If 19528 If
19608 there 19529 therebe
19609 be  
19610 no 19530 no
19611 necessarily-​existent 19531 necessarily
  19532 existent
19612 being,​ 19533 being,​
19613 any 19534 any
19614 suppositionwhich1 19535 supposition
19615 62  
19616 Dialogues  
19617 concerningPa*?t  
19618 which 19536 which
19619 can 19537 can
19620 be 19538 be
19621 formed 19539 formed
19622 is 19540 isequally
19623 equally 19541 possible;​
19624 pos-​^yrii  
19625 fible  
19626 ;​  
19627 nor 19542 nor
19628 is 19543 is
19629 there 19544 there
19630 any 19545 any
19631 more 19546 more
19632 absurdityin 19547 absurdity
  19548 in
19633 Nothing's 19549 Nothing's
19634 having 19550 havingexisted
19635 existed  
19636 from 19551 from
19637 eternity,​ 19552 eternity,​
19638 than 19553 than
19639 there 19554 there
19640 is 19555 is
19641 in 19556 in
19642 that 19557 that
19643 successionof 19558 succession
  19559 of
19644 causes 19560 causes
19645 which 19561 whichconstitutes
19646 constitutes  
19647 the 19562 the
19648 universe.​ 19563 universe.​
19649 What 19564 What
19650 was 19565 was
19651 it,​ 19566 it,​
19652 then,​ 19567 then,​
19653 which 19568 which
19654 determined 19569 determined
19655 Something 19570 Somethingto
19656 to  
19657 exist 19571 exist
19658 rather 19572 rather
19659 thanNothing,​ 19573 than
  19574 Nothing,​
19660 and 19575 and
19661 bestowed 19576 bestowed
19662 being 19577 being
19663 on 19578 on
19664 a 19579 a
19665 particular 19580 particularpossibility​,​
19666 possibility,​  
19667 exclusive 19581 exclusive
19668 of 19582 of
19669 the 19583 the
19670 rest 19584 rest?
19671 JExternal 19585 External
19672 causes',​ 19586 causes,​
19673 there 19587 there
19674 are 19588 are
19675 supposed 19589 supposedto
19676 to 19590 be
19677 benone.​ 19591 none.​
19678 Chance 19592 Chance
19679 is 19593 is
19680 a 19594 a
19681 word 19595 word
19682 without 19596 without
19683 ameaning.​ 19597 a
  19598 meaning.​
19684 Was 19599 Was
19685 it 19600 it
19686 Nothing? 19601 Nothing?
19687 But 19602 But
19688 thatcan 19603 thatcan
19689 never 19604 never
19690 produce 19605 produce
19691 any 19606 any
19692 thing.​ 19607 thing.​
19693 Wemust,​ 19608 We
  19609 must,​
19694 therefore,​ 19610 therefore,​
19695 have 19611 have
19696 recourse 19612 recourse
19697 to 19613 to
19698 a 19614 anecessarily
19699 necessarily-​existent 19615 existent
19700 Being,​ 19616 Being,​
19701 who 19617 who
19702 carries 19618 carries
19703 theREASON 19619 the
  19620 REASON
19704 of 19621 of
19705 his 19622 his
19706 existence 19623 existence
19707 in 19624 inhimself,​
19708 himself;​and 19625 and
19709 who 19626 who
19710 cannot 19627 cannot
19711 be 19628 be
19712 supposed 19629 supposed
19713 not 19630 not
19714 toexist,​ 19631 to
  19632 exist,​
19715 without 19633 without
19716 an 19634 an
19717 express 19635 expresscontradiction.​
19718 contradiction.​There 19636 There
19719 is 19637 is,​
19720 consequently 19638 consequently,​
19721 such 19639 such
19722 a 19640 a
19723 Being 19641 Being;​
19724 ;​that 19642 that
19725 is,​ 19643 is,​
19726 there 19644 there
19727 is 19645 is
19728 a 19646 aDeity.​I
19729 Deity.​I  
19730 shall 19647 shall
19731 not 19648 not
19732 leave 19649 leave
19733 it 19650 it
19734 to 19651 to
19735 Philo,​ 19652 PHILO,​
19736 saidCleanthes,​ 19653 said
19737 (though 19654 CLEANTHES,​
  19655 though
19738 I 19656 I
19739 know 19657 know
19740 that 19658 that
19741 thestarting 19659 thestarting
19742 objections 19660 objections
19743 is 19661 is
19744 his 19662 his
19745 chief 19663 chief
19746 delight)​toNatural 19664 delight,​
19747 Religion.​ 19665 to
19748 163to  
19749 point 19666 point
19750 out 19667 out
19751 the 19668 the
19752 weakness 19669 weakness
19753 of 19670 ofthis
19754 this 19671 metaphysical
19755 meta-​  
19756 p**tphysical  
19757 reasoning.​ 19672 reasoning.​
19758 It 19673 It
19759 seems 19674 seems
19760 to 19675 to
19761 me 19676 me
19762 so 19677 so
19763 ^^obviously 19678 obviously
19764 ill-​grounded,​ 19679 ill-​grounded,​and
19765 and  
19766 at 19680 at
19767 the 19681 the
19768 sametime 19682 same
  19683 time
19769 of 19684 of
19770 so 19685 so
19771 little 19686 little
19772 consequence 19687 consequence
19773 to 19688 to
19774 thecause 19689 the
  19690 cause
19775 of 19691 of
19776 true 19692 true
19777 piety 19693 pietyand
19778 and  
19779 religion,​ 19694 religion,​
19780 that 19695 that
19781 Ishall 19696 I
  19697 shall
19782 myself 19698 myself
19783 venttire 19699 venture
19784 to 19700 to
19785 show 19701 show
19786 the 19702 the
19787 fallacyof 19703 fallacy
  19704 of
19788 it.​I 19705 it.​I
19789 shall 19706 shall
19790 begin 19707 begin
19791 with 19708 with
19792 observing,​ 19709 observing,​
19793 thatthere 19710 that
  19711 there
19794 is 19712 is
19795 an 19713 an
19796 evident 19714 evident
19797 absurdity 19715 absurdity
19798 in 19716 inpretending
19799 pretending  
19800 to 19717 to
19801 demonstrate 19718 demonstrate
19802 a 19719 a
19803 matter 19720 matter
19804 of 19721 of
19805 fact,​ 19722 fact,​
19806 orto 19723 or
  19724 to
19807 prove 19725 prove
19808 it 19726 it
19809 by 19727 by
19810 any 19728 anyarguments
19811 arguments  
19812 a 19729 a
19813 priori.​Nothing 19730 priori.​
  19731 Nothing
19814 is 19732 is
19815 demonstrable,​ 19733 demonstrable,​
19816 unless 19734 unless
19817 thecontrary 19735 the
19818 implies 19736 contrary
19819 a 19737 impliesa
19820 contradiction.​ 19738 contradiction.​
19821 Nothing,​ 19739 Nothing,​
19822 that 19740 that
19823 is 19741 is
19824 distinctly 19742 distinctly
19825 conceivable,​ 19743 conceivable,​
19826 implies 19744 implies
19827 a 19745 acontradiction.​
19828 contradiction.​  
19829 Whatever 19746 Whatever
19830 wecondeive 19747 we
  19748 conceive
19831 as 19749 as
19832 existent,​ 19750 existent,​
19833 we 19751 we
19834 can 19752 can
19835 also 19753 also
19836 conceive 19754 conceive
19837 as 19755 asnon-​existent.​
19838 non-​existent.​  
19839 There 19756 There
19840 is 19757 is
19841 nobeing,​ 19758 no
  19759 being,​
19842 therefore,​ 19760 therefore,​
19843 whose 19761 whose
19844 non-​existenceimplies 19762 non-​existence
19845 a 19763 implies
19846 contradiction.​ 19764 acontradiction.​
19847 Consequentlythere 19765 Consequently
  19766 there
19848 is 19767 is
19849 no 19768 no
19850 being,​ 19769 being,​
19851 whose 19770 whose
19852 existence 19771 existence
19853 isdemonstrable.​ 19772 isdemonstrable.​
19854 I 19773 I
19855 propose 19774 propose
19856 this 19775 this
19857 argumentas 19776 argument
  19777 as
19858 entirely 19778 entirely
19859 decisive,​ 19779 decisive,​
19860 and 19780 and
19861 am 19781 amwilling
19862 willing 19782 to
19863 torest 19783 rest
19864 the 19784 the
19865 whole 19785 whole
19866 controversy 19786 controversy
19867 upon 19787 upon
19868 it.​It164 19788 it.​It
19869 Dialogues  
19870 concerningPart  
19871 Xt  
19872 is 19789 is
19873 pretended 19790 pretended
19874 that 19791 that
19875 the 19792 the
19876 Deity 19793 Deity
19877 is 19794 is
19878 a^v-​J 19795 a
19879 necessarily-​existent 19796 necessarily
  19797 existent
19880 being;​ 19798 being;​
19881 and 19799 and
19882 this 19800 thisnecessity
19883 necessity  
19884 of 19801 of
19885 his 19802 his
19886 existence 19803 existence
19887 is 19804 is
19888 attempted 19805 attempted
19889 to 19806 to
19890 beexplained 19807 be
  19808 explained
19891 by 19809 by
19892 asserting,​ 19810 asserting,​that
19893 that,​ 19811 if
19894 ifwe 19812 we
19895 knewhis 19813 knew
  19814 his
19896 whole 19815 whole
19897 essence 19816 essence
19898 or 19817 or
19899 nature,​ 19818 nature,​
19900 we 19819 we
19901 shouldperceive 19820 should
  19821 perceive
19902 it 19822 it
19903 to 19823 to
19904 be 19824 beas
19905 as  
19906 impossible 19825 impossible
19907 for 19826 for
19908 himnot 19827 him
  19828 not
19909 to 19829 to
19910 exist 19830 exist,​
19911 as 19831 as
19912 for 19832 for
19913 twice,​ 19833 twice
19914 two 19834 two
19915 not 19835 not
19916 to 19836 to
19917 befour.​' 19837 be
19918 But 19838 four.​
19919 it 19839 Butit
19920 is 19840 is
19921 evident,​ 19841 evident
19922 that 19842 that
19923 this 19843 this
19924 cannever 19844 can
  19845 never
19925 happen,​ 19846 happen,​
19926 while 19847 while
19927 our 19848 our
19928 faculties 19849 faculties
19929 remain 19850 remain
19930 the 19851 thesame
19931 same  
19932 as 19852 as
19933 at 19853 at
19934 presentL 19854 present.​
19935 It 19855 It
19936 willstill 19856 will
  19857 still
19937 be 19858 be
19938 possible 19859 possible
19939 for 19860 for
19940 us,​ 19861 us,​
19941 at 19862 at
19942 any 19863 any
19943 time,​ 19864 time,​
19944 toconceive 19865 toconceive
19945 the 19866 the
19946 non-​existence 19867 non-​existence
19947 of 19868 of
19948 what 19869 what
19949 weformerly 19870 we
  19871 formerly
19950 conceived 19872 conceived
19951 to 19873 to
19952 exist;​ 19874 exist;​
19953 nor 19875 norcan
19954 canthe 19876 the
19955 mind 19877 mind
19956 ever 19878 ever
19957 lie 19879 lie
19958 under 19880 under
19959 a 19881 a
19960 necessity 19882 necessity
19961 ofsupposing 19883 of
  19884 supposing
19962 any 19885 any
19963 object 19886 object
19964 to 19887 to
19965 remain 19888 remainalways
19966 alwaysin 19889 in
19967 being;​ 19890 being;​
19968 in 19891 in
19969 the 19892 the
19970 same 19893 same
19971 manner"as 19894 manner
  19895 as
19972 we 19896 we
19973 lieunder 19897 lie
  19898 under
19974 a 19899 a
19975 necessity 19900 necessity
19976 of 19901 of
19977 always 19902 alwaysconceiving
19978 conceivingtwice 19903 twice
19979 two 19904 two
19980 to 19905 to
19981 be 19906 be
19982 four.​ 19907 four.​
19983 The 19908 The
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20277 then 20193 then
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20279 thedifficulty 20195 difficulty?
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20382 Cleanthes,​ 20297 CLEANTHES,​
20383 may 20298 may
20384 wellexcuse 20299 well
20385 me,​ 20300 excuseme,​
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20387 Philo,​ 20302 PHILO,​
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20393 yet 20308 yet
20394 I 20309 I
20395 Cannotforbear 20310 cannotforbear
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20399 another 20314 another
20400 topic.​ 20315 topic.​
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20508 algebraist  
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20519 demonstrates,​  
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20529 numbers.​ 20435 thesenumbers.​
20530 Is 20436 Is
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20556 the 20463 the
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20581 Religion.​  
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20594 absolutely  
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20601 any 20499 any
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20605 dangerous  
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20613 necessity 20510 necessity
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20615 the 20512 the
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20618 !  
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20628 tothe 20524 the
20629 religious 20525 religious
20630 hypothesis 20526 hypothesis!But
20631 !But  
20632 dropping 20527 dropping
20633 all 20528 all
20634 these 20529 these
20635 abstractions,​continued 20530 abstractions,​
20636 Philo 20531 continued
20637 ;​ 20532 PHILO,​
20638 and 20533 and
20639 confining 20534 confiningourselves
20640 ourselves  
20641 to 20535 to
20642 more 20536 more
20643 familiar 20537 familiar
20644 topics 20538 topics,​
20645 ;​  
20646 I 20539 I
20647 shallventure 20540 shall
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20649 add 20543 add
20650 an 20544 an
20651 observation,​ 20545 observation,​that
20652 that 20546 the
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20667 head,​ 20561 head,​
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20680 the 20574 theunderstanding
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20684 to 20577 to
20685 truth,​ 20578 truth
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20729 arguments,​ 20616 arguments,​
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20732 are 20619 are
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20736 explain 20624 explain
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20738 whereit 20626 it
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20740 A 20628 a
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20781 breast 20670 breast,​
20782 ;​ 20671 and,​
20783 and  
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20785 a 20673 a
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20787 of 20675 ofhis
20788 his 20676 imbecility
20789 imbecillity  
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20791 misery,​ 20678 misery,​
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20793 than 20680 than
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20797 is 20684 is
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20813 so 20701 so
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20816 even 20704 even
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20820 life,​ 20709 life,​
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20823 is 20712 isstill
20824 stillthe 20713 the
20825 object 20714 object
20826 of 20715 of
20827 all 20716 all
20828 our 20717 our
20829 hopes 20718 hopes
20830 and 20719 and
20831 fears.​We 20720 fears.​
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20832 incessantly 20722 incessantly
20833 look 20723 look
20834 forward,​ 20724 forward,​and
20835 and  
20836 endeavour,​ 20725 endeavour,​
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20839 adoration 20728 adoration,​
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20841 sacrifice,​ 20730 sacrifice,​
20842 to 20731 to
20843 appease 20732 appease
20844 those 20733 thoseunknown
20845 unknownpowera,​ 20734 powers,​
20846 whom 20735 whom
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20850 experience,​so 20739 experience,​
  20740 so
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20852 to 20742 to
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20854 and 20744 andoppress
20855 oppress 20745 us.​
20856 us.​L 20746 Wretched
20857 4  
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20860 concerningPart  
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  20764 some
20880 methods 20765 methods
20881 of 20766 ofatonement,​
20882 atonement,​  
20883 and 20767 and
20884 appease 20768 appease
20885 those 20769 those
20886 terrors 20770 terrors
20887 with 20771 with
20888 which 20772 which
20889 we 20773 we
20890 areincessantly 20774 are
20891 agitated 20775 incessantlyagitated
20892 and 20776 and
20893 tormented 20777 tormented?I
20894 ?I  
20895 am 20778 am
20896 indeed 20779 indeed
20897 persuaded,​ 20780 persuaded,​
20898 said 20781 said
20899 Philo,​that 20782 PHILO,​
  20783 that
20900 the 20784 the
20901 best,​ 20785 best,​
20902 and 20786 and
20903 indeed 20787 indeed
20904 the 20788 the
20905 only,​method 20789 onlymethod
20906 of 20790 of
20907 bringing 20791 bringing
20908 every 20792 every
20909 one 20793 one
20910 to 20794 to
20911 a 20795 a
20912 duesense 20796 due
  20797 sense
20913 of 20798 of
20914 religion,​ 20799 religion,​
20915 is 20800 is
20916 by 20801 by
20917 just 20802 justrepresentations
20918 representations  
20919 of 20803 of
20920 the 20804 the
20921 misery 20805 misery
20922 and 20806 and
20923 wickedness 20807 wickedness
20924 ofmen.​ 20808 of
  20809 men.​
20925 And 20810 And
20926 for 20811 for
20927 that 20812 that
20928 purpose 20813 purposea
20929 a  
20930 talent 20814 talent
20931 ofeloquence 20815 of
  20816 eloquence
20932 and 20817 and
20933 strong 20818 strong
20934 imagery 20819 imagery
20935 is 20820 is
20936 morerequisite 20821 more
  20822 requisite
20937 than 20823 than
20938 that 20824 that
20939 of 20825 ofreasoning
20940 reasoning  
20941 and 20826 and
20942 argument.​ 20827 argument.​
20943 For 20828 For
20944 is 20829 is
20945 it 20830 it
20946 necessary 20831 necessary
20947 to 20832 to
20948 prove,​what 20833 prove
  20834 what
20949 every 20835 every
20950 one 20836 one
20951 feels 20837 feelswithin
20952 within 20838 himself?
20953 himself?It 20839 It
20954 is 20840 is
20955 only 20841 only
20956 necessary 20842 necessary
20957 to 20843 to
20958 make 20844 make
20959 us 20845 us
20960 feel 20846 feel
20961 it,​if 20847 it,​
20962 possible,​ 20848 if
20963 more 20849 possible,​more
20964 intimately 20850 intimately
20965 and 20851 and
20966 sen*sibly.​The 20852 sensibly.​The
20967 people,​ 20853 people,​
20968 indeed,​ 20854 indeed,​
20969 replied 20855 replied
20970 Demea,​are 20856 DEMEA,​
20971 sufficiently.​ 20857 are
  20858 sufficiently
20972 convinced 20859 convinced
20973 of 20860 of
20974 this 20861 thisgreat
20975 greatand 20862 and
20976 melancholy 20863 melancholy
20977 truth.​ 20864 truth.​
20978 The 20865 The
20979 miseriesofNatural 20866 miseries
20980 Religion.​ 20867 of
20981 173of 20868 life;​
20982 life  
20983 ;​  
20984 the 20869 the
20985 unhappiness 20870 unhappiness
20986 of 20871 of
20987 man 20872 man;​the
20988 ;​ 20873 general
20989 the  
20990 P*"general  
20991 corruptions 20874 corruptions
20992 of 20875 of
20993 our 20876 our
20994 nature 20877 nature;​
20995 ;​ 20878 the
20996 theunsatisfactory 20879 unsatisfactory
20997 enjoyment 20880 enjoyment
20998 of 20881 ofpleasures,​
20999 pleasures,​riches,​ 20882 riches,​
21000 honours 20883 honours;​
21001 ;​  
21002 these 20884 these
21003 phrases 20885 phrases
21004 havebecome 20886 have
  20887 become
21005 almost 20888 almost
21006 proverbial 20889 proverbialin
21007 in  
21008 all 20890 all
21009 languages.​ 20891 languages.​
21010 And 20892 And
21011 who 20893 who
21012 can 20894 can
21013 doubt 20895 doubt
21014 of 20896 of
21015 whatall 20897 what
  20898 all
21016 men 20899 men
21017 declare 20900 declare
21018 from 20901 from
21019 their 20902 theirown
21020 own  
21021 immediate 20903 immediate
21022 feeling 20904 feeling
21023 and 20905 and
21024 exerience 20906 experience?In
21025 ?In  
21026 this 20907 this
21027 point,​ 20908 point,​
21028 said 20909 said
21029 Philo,​ 20910 PHILO,​
21030 the 20911 the
21031 learned 20912 learned
21032 are 20913 are
21033 perfectly 20914 perfectly
21034 agreed 20915 agreed
21035 with 20916 with
21036 the 20917 thevulgar;​
21037 vulgar;​and 20918 and
21038 in 20919 in
21039 all 20920 all
21040 letters,​ 20921 letters,​
21041 sacred 20922 sacred
21042 and 20923 and
21043 profane^the 20924 profane,​
  20925 the
21044 topic 20926 topic
21045 of 20927 of
21046 human 20928 human
21047 misery 20929 miseryhas
21048 has  
21049 been 20930 been
21050 insisted 20931 insisted
21051 on 20932 on
21052 with 20933 with
21053 the 20934 the
21054 most 20935 most
21055 pathetic 20936 pathetic
21056 eloquence 20937 eloquence
21057 that 20938 that
21058 sorrow 20939 sorrow
21059 and 20940 andmelancholy
21060 melancholycould 20941 could
21061 inspire.​ 20942 inspire.​
21062 The 20943 The
21063 poets,​ 20944 poets,​
21064 who 20945 who
21065 speakfrom 20946 speak
  20947 from
21066 sentiment,​ 20948 sentiment,​
21067 without 20949 without
21068 a 20950 asystem,​
21069 system,​ 20951 and
21070 andwhose 20952 whose
21071 testimony 20953 testimony
21072 has 20954 has
21073 therefore 20955 therefore
21074 the 20956 the
21075 moreauthority,​ 20957 more
  20958 authority,​
21076 abound 20959 abound
21077 in 20960 inimages
21078 images  
21079 of 20961 of
21080 thisnature.​ 20962 this
  20963 nature.​
21081 From 20964 From
21082 Homer 20965 Homer
21083 down 20966 down
21084 to 20967 to
21085 DrYoung,​ 20968 Dr.​
  20969 Young,​
21086 the 20970 the
21087 whole 20971 whole
21088 inspired 20972 inspiredtribe
21089 tribe 20973 have
21090 haveever 20974 ever
21091 been 20975 been
21092 sensible,​ 20976 sensible,​
21093 that 20977 that
21094 no 20978 no
21095 other 20979 other
21096 representation 20980 representation
21097 of 20981 of
21098 tilings 20982 thingswould
21099 would  
21100 suit 20983 suit
21101 thefeeling174 20984 the
21102 Dialogues  
21103 concerningPart  
21104 feeling 20985 feeling
21105 and 20986 and
21106 observation 20987 observation
21107 of 20988 of
21108 each 20989 each
21109 individual.​As 20990 individual.​As
21110 to 20991 to
21111 authorities,​ 20992 authorities,​
21112 replied 20993 replied
21113 Demea,​you 20994 DEMEA,​
  20995 you
21114 need 20996 need
21115 not 20997 not
21116 seek 20998 seek
21117 them.​ 20999 them.​
21118 Look 21000 Look
21119 roundthis 21001 round
21120 library 21002 thislibrary
21121 of 21003 of
21122 Cleanthes.​ 21004 CLEANTHES.​
21123 I 21005 I
21124 shallventure 21006 shall
  21007 venture
21125 to 21008 to
21126 affirm,​ 21009 affirm,​
21127 that,​ 21010 that,​
21128 except 21011 except
21129 authorsof 21012 authors
21130 particular 21013 ofparticular
21131 sciences,​ 21014 sciences,​
21132 such 21015 such
21133 as 21016 as
21134 chy-​mistry 21017 chemistry
21135 or 21018 or
21136 botany,​ 21019 botany,​
21137 who 21020 who
21138 have 21021 have
21139 no 21022 no
21140 occasionto 21023 occasion
21141 treat 21024 totreat
21142 of 21025 of
21143 human 21026 human
21144 life,​ 21027 life,​
21145 there 21028 there
21146 is 21029 is
21147 scarceone 21030 scarce
  21031 one
21148 of 21032 of
21149 those 21033 those
21150 innumerable 21034 innumerable
21151 writers,​ 21035 writers,​from
21152 fromwhom 21036 whom
21153 the 21037 the
21154 sense 21038 sense
21155 of 21039 of
21156 human 21040 human
21157 misery 21041 misery
21158 hasnot,​ 21042 has
  21043 not,​
21159 in 21044 in
21160 some 21045 some
21161 passage 21046 passage
21162 or 21047 or
21163 other,​ 21048 other,​extorted
21164 extorteda 21049 a
21165 complaint 21050 complaint
21166 and 21051 and
21167 confession 21052 confession
21168 of 21053 of
21169 it.​ 21054 it.​
21170 Atleast,​ 21055 At
  21056 least,​
21171 the 21057 the
21172 chance 21058 chance
21173 is 21059 isentirely
21174 entirely  
21175 on 21060 on
21176 thatside 21061 that
21177 ;​ 21062 side;​
21178 and 21063 and
21179 no 21064 no
21180 one 21065 one
21181 author 21066 author
21182 has 21067 has
21183 ever,​ 21068 ever,​
21184 sofar 21069 so
  21070 far
21185 as 21071 as
21186 I 21072 I
21187 can 21073 canrecollect,​
21188 recollect,​  
21189 been 21074 been
21190 so 21075 so
21191 extravagant 21076 extravagant
21192 as 21077 as
21193 to 21078 to
21194 deny 21079 deny
21195 it.​There 21080 it.​There
21196 you 21081 you
21197 must 21082 must
21198 excuse 21083 excuse
21199 me,​ 21084 me,​
21200 saidPhilo:​ 21085 said
21201 Leibnitz 21086 PHILO:​
  21087 LEIBNIZ
21202 has 21088 has
21203 denied 21089 denied
21204 it;​ 21090 it;​
21205 andis 21091 and
21206 perhaps 21092 isperhaps
21207 the 21093 the
21208 first 21094 first
21209 * 21095 [That
21210 who  
21211 venturedupon*  
21212 That  
21213 sentiment 21096 sentiment
21214 had 21097 had
21215 been 21098 been
21216 maintained 21099 maintained
21217 by 21100 by
21218 Dr 21101 Dr.​
21219 King,​and 21102 King
21220 some 21103 and
21221 few 21104 somefew
21222 others,​ 21105 others
21223 before 21106 before
21224 Leibnitz;​ 21107 Leibniz;​
21225 though 21108 though
21226 by 21109 by
21227 noneof 21110 none
  21111 of
21228 so 21112 so
21229 great 21113 great
  21114 a
21230 fame 21115 fame
21231 as 21116 as
21232 that 21117 thatGerman
21233 German 21118 philosopher]
21234 philosopher.​Natural 21119 who
21235 Religion.​ 21120 ventured
21236 i 21121 upon
21237 175upon  
21238 so 21122 so
21239 bold 21123 bold
21240 and 21124 and
21241 paradoxical 21125 paradoxical
21242 an 21126 an
21243 opi-​ 21127 opinion;​at
21244 Partnion  
21245 ;​  
21246 at  
21247 least,​ 21128 least,​
21248 the 21129 the
21249 first 21130 first
21250 who.​ 21131 who
21251 made 21132 made
21252 it 21133 it
21253 \^jessential 21134 essential
21254 to 21135 to
21255 his 21136 his
21256 philosophical 21137 philosophical
21257 system.​And 21138 system.​And
21258 by 21139 by
21259 being 21140 being
21260 the 21141 the
21261 first,​ 21142 first,​
21262 replied 21143 replied
21263 Derie 21144 DEMEA,​
21264 A,​  
21265 might 21145 might
21266 he 21146 he
21267 not 21147 not
21268 have 21148 have
21269 been 21149 been
21270 sensible»of 21150 sensible
21271 his 21151 ofhis
21272 error 21152 error?
21273 ?  
21274 For 21153 For
21275 is 21154 is
21276 this 21155 this
21277 a 21156 a
21278 subject 21157 subject
21279 inwhich 21158 in
  21159 which
21280 philosophers 21160 philosophers
21281 can 21161 can
21282 propose 21162 propose
21283 tomake 21163 tomake
21284 discoveries,​ 21164 discoveries
21285 especially 21165 especially
21286 in 21166 in
21287 so 21167 so
21288 latean 21168 late
21289 age 21169 an
21290 ? 21170 age?
21291 And 21171 And
21292 can 21172 can
21293 any 21173 any
21294 man 21174 man
21295 hope 21175 hope
21296 by 21176 by
21297 asimple 21177 asimple
21298 denial 21178 denial
21299 (for 21179 (for
21300 the 21180 the
21301 subject 21181 subject
21302 scarcelyadmits 21182 scarcely
  21183 admits
21303 of 21184 of
21304 reasoning)​ 21185 reasoning)​,​
21305 to 21186 to
21306 bear 21187 beardown
21307 down 21188 the
21308 theunited 21189 united
21309 testimony 21190 testimony
21310 of 21191 of
21311 mankind,​ 21192 mankind,​
21312 foundedon 21193 founded
  21194 on
21313 sense 21195 sense
21314 and 21196 and
21315 consciousness 21197 consciousness?And
21316 ?And  
21317 why 21198 why
21318 should 21199 should
21319 man,​ 21200 man,​
21320 added 21201 added
21321 he,​pretend 21202 he,​
  21203 pretend
21322 to 21204 to
21323 an 21205 an
21324 exemption 21206 exemption
21325 from 21207 from
21326 the 21208 the
21327 lotof 21209 lot
21328 all 21210 of
21329 other 21211 allother
21330 animals 21212 animals?
21331 ?  
21332 The 21213 The
21333 whole 21214 whole
21334 earth,​believe 21215 earth,​
  21216 believe
21335 me,​ 21217 me,​
21336 Philo,​ 21218 PHILO,​
21337 is 21219 is
21338 cursed 21220 cursed
21339 and 21221 andpolluted.​
21340 polluted.​  
21341 A 21222 A
21342 perpetual 21223 perpetual
21343 war 21224 war
21344 is 21225 is
21345 kindled 21226 kindled
21346 a-​mongst 21227 amongst
21347 all 21228 all
21348 living 21229 living
21349 creatures.​ 21230 creatures.​Necessity,​
21350 Necessity,​hunger,​ 21231 hunger,​
21351 want,​ 21232 want,​
21352 stimulate 21233 stimulate
21353 the 21234 the
21354 strong 21235 strong
21355 andcourageous 21236 and
21356 :​ 21237 courageous:​
21357 Fear,​ 21238 Fear,​anxiety,​
21358 anxiety,​  
21359 terror,​ 21239 terror,​
21360 a-​gitate 21240 agitate
21361 the 21241 the
21362 weak 21242 weak
21363 and 21243 and
21364 infirm.​ 21244 infirm.​
21365 The 21245 The
21366 firstentrance176 21246 first
21367 Dialogues  
21368 concerningPart  
21369 entrance 21247 entrance
21370 into 21248 intolife
21371 life  
21372 gives 21249 gives
21373 anguish 21250 anguish
21374 to 21251 to
21375 the^J^j 21252 the
21376 new-​born 21253 new-​born
21377 infant 21254 infant
21378 and 21255 and
21379 to 21256 to
21380 its 21257 its
21381 wretchedparent:​ 21258 wretched
21382 Weakness,​ 21259 parent:​Weakness,​
21383 impotence,​ 21260 impotence,​
21384 distress,​attend 21261 distress,​
  21262 attend
21385 each 21263 each
21386 stage 21264 stage
21387 of 21265 of
21388 that 21266 that
21389 life 21267 life:​
21390 :​  
21391 and 21268 and
21392 it 21269 it
21393 isat 21270 isat
21394 last 21271 last
21395 finished 21272 finished
21396 in 21273 in
21397 agony 21274 agony
21398 and 21275 and
21399 horror.​Observe 21276 horror.​Observe
21400 too,​ 21277 too,​
21401 says 21278 says
21402 Philo,​ 21279 PHILO,​
21403 the 21280 the
21404 curious 21281 curious
21405 artifices 21282 artifices
21406 of 21283 of
21407 Nature 21284 Nature,​
21408 in 21285 in
21409 order 21286 order
21410 toembitter 21287 toembitter
21411 the 21288 the
21412 life 21289 life
21413 of 21290 of
21414 every 21291 every
21415 living 21292 living
21416 being.​The 21293 being.​
  21294 The
21417 stronger 21295 stronger
21418 prey 21296 prey
21419 upon 21297 upon
21420 the 21298 theweaker,​
21421 weaker,​and 21299 and
21422 keep 21300 keep
21423 them 21301 them
21424 in 21302 in
21425 perpetual 21303 perpetual
21426 terror 21304 terror
21427 andanxiety.​ 21305 and
  21306 anxiety.​
21428 The 21307 The
21429 weaker 21308 weaker
21430 too,​ 21309 too,​
21431 in 21310 intheir
21432 theirturn,​ 21311 turn,​
21433 often 21312 often
21434 prey 21313 prey
21435 upon 21314 upon
21436 the 21315 the
21437 stronger,​and 21316 stronger,​
  21317 and
21438 vex 21318 vex
21439 and 21319 and
21440 molest 21320 molest
21441 them 21321 them
21442 without 21322 withoutrelaxation.​
21443 relaxation.​  
21444 Consider 21323 Consider
21445 that 21324 that
21446 innumerablerace 21325 innumerable
  21326 race
21447 of 21327 of
21448 insects,​ 21328 insects,​
21449 which 21329 which
21450 either 21330 either
21451 are 21331 arebred
21452 bred 21332 on
21453 onthe 21333 the
21454 body 21334 body
21455 ofeach 21335 of
  21336 each
21456 animal,​ 21337 animal,​
21457 or 21338 or,​
21458 flying 21339 flying
21459 aboutinfix 21340 about,​
  21341 infix
21460 their 21342 their
21461 stings 21343 stings
21462 in 21344 inhim.​
21463 him.​  
21464 These 21345 These
21465 insectshave 21346 insects
  21347 have
21466 others 21348 others
21467 still 21349 still
21468 less 21350 less
21469 than 21351 than
21470 themselves,​which 21352 themselves,​
21471 torment 21353 which
21472 them.​ 21354 tormentthem.​
21473 And 21355 And
21474 thus 21356 thus
21475 oneach 21357 on
  21358 each
21476 hand,​ 21359 hand,​
21477 before 21360 before
21478 and 21361 and
21479 behind,​ 21362 behind,​
21480 aboveand 21363 above
  21364 and
21481 below,​ 21365 below,​
21482 every 21366 everyanimal
21483 animal  
21484 is 21367 is
21485 surrounded 21368 surrounded
21486 with 21369 with
21487 enemies,​ 21370 enemies,​
21488 which 21371 which
21489 incessantly 21372 incessantly
21490 seekhis 21373 seek
  21374 his
21491 misery 21375 misery
21492 and 21376 anddestruction.​Man
21493 destruction.​.​.​.​.​  
21494 ManNatural  
21495 Religion.​  
21496 177Man  
21497 alone,​ 21377 alone,​
21498 said 21378 said
21499 Demea,​ 21379 DEMEA,​
21500 seems 21380 seems
21501 to 21381 to
21502 P'RT.​ 21382 be,​
21503 X.​be,​  
21504 in 21383 in
21505 part,​ 21384 part,​
21506 an 21385 an
21507 exception 21386 exception
21508 to 21387 to
21509 this 21388 this
21510 rule.​ 21389 rule.​For
21511 ^J^jFor  
21512 by 21390 by
21513 combination 21391 combination
21514 in 21392 in
21515 society,​ 21393 society,​
21516 he 21394 he
21517 caneasily 21395 can
21518 mailer 21396 easily
  21397 master
21519 lions,​ 21398 lions,​
21520 tygers,​ 21399 tigers,​
21521 and 21400 andbears,​
21522 bears,​whose 21401 whose
21523 greater 21402 greater
21524 strength 21403 strength
21525 and 21404 and
21526 agility 21405 agility
21527 naturally 21406 naturally
21528 enable 21407 enable
21529 them 21408 them
21530 to 21409 to
21531 prey 21410 preyupon
21532 upon  
21533 him.​On 21411 him.​On
21534 the 21412 the
21535 contrary,​ 21413 contrary,​
21536 it 21414 it
21537 is 21415 is
21538 here 21416 here
21539 chiefly,​cried 21417 chiefly,​
21540 Philo,​ 21418 cried
  21419 PHILO,​
21541 that 21420 that
21542 the 21421 the
21543 uniform 21422 uniform
21544 andequal 21423 andequal
21545 maxims 21424 maxims
21546 of 21425 of
21547 Nature 21426 Nature
Offset 21549, 778 lines modified Offset 21428, 768 lines modified
21549 most 21428 most
21550 apparent.​ 21429 apparent.​
21551 Man,​ 21430 Man,​
21552 it 21431 it
21553 is 21432 is
21554 true,​ 21433 true,​
21555 can,​ 21434 can,​
21556 by 21435 bycombination,​
21557 combination,​  
21558 surmount 21436 surmount
21559 all 21437 all
21560 his 21438 his
21561 realenemies,​and 21439 real
  21440 enemies,​
  21441 and
21562 become 21442 become
21563 master 21443 master
21564 of 21444 of
21565 the 21445 thewhole
21566 whole  
21567 animal 21446 animal
21568 creation 21447 creation:​
21569 :​  
21570 but 21448 but
21571 does 21449 does
21572 he 21450 he
21573 not 21451 not
21574 immediately 21452 immediately
21575 raise 21453 raise
21576 up 21454 up
21577 to 21455 to
21578 himself 21456 himselfimaginary
21579 imaginary  
21580 enemies,​ 21457 enemies,​
21581 the 21458 the
21582 dæmons 21459 demons
21583 of 21460 of
21584 his 21461 his
21585 fancy,​ 21462 fancy,​
21586 whohaunt 21463 who
  21464 haunt
21587 him 21465 him
21588 with 21466 withsuperstitious
21589 superstitious 21467 terrors,​
21590 terrors,​and 21468 and
21591 blast 21469 blast
21592 every 21470 every
21593 enjoyment 21471 enjoyment
21594 of 21472 of
21595 life? 21473 life?
21596 Hispleasure,​ 21474 His
21597 as 21475 pleasure,​as
21598 he 21476 he
21599 imagines,​ 21477 imagines,​
21600 becomes,​ 21478 becomes,​
21601 intheir 21479 in
  21480 their
21602 eyes,​ 21481 eyes,​
21603 a 21482 a
21604 crime:​ 21483 crime:​
21605 his 21484 his
21606 food 21485 food
21607 and 21486 and
21608 reposegive 21487 repose
21609 them 21488 givethem
21610 umbrage 21489 umbrage
21611 and 21490 and
21612 offence:​ 21491 offence:​
21613 hisvery 21492 his
  21493 very
21614 sleep 21494 sleep
21615 and 21495 and
21616 dreams 21496 dreams
21617 furnish 21497 furnish
21618 new 21498 new
21619 materials 21499 materialsto
21620 to  
21621 anxious 21500 anxious
21622 fear 21501 fear:​
21623 :​  
21624 and 21502 and
21625 even 21503 even
21626 death,​his 21504 death,​
  21505 his
21627 refuge 21506 refuge
21628 from 21507 from
21629 every 21508 every
21630 other 21509 other
21631 ill,​ 21510 ill,​presents
21632 presentsonly178  
21633 Dialogues  
21634 concerningPart  
21635 only 21511 only
21636 the 21512 the
21637 dread 21513 dread
21638 of 21514 of
21639 endless 21515 endless
21640 and 21516 and
21641 innume-​^v-​L/​ 21517 innumerable
21642 rable  
21643 woes.​ 21518 woes.​
21644 Nor 21519 Nor
21645 does 21520 does
21646 the 21521 thewolf
21647 wolf 21522 molest
21648 molestmore 21523 more
21649 the 21524 the
21650 timid 21525 timid
21651 flock,​ 21526 flock,​
21652 than 21527 than
21653 superstitiondoes 21528 superstition
  21529 does
21654 the 21530 the
21655 anxious 21531 anxiousbreast
21656 breast  
21657 of 21532 of
21658 wretchedmortals.​Besides,​ 21533 wretched
21659 consider,​Deme 21534 mortals.​Besides,​
21660 a:​ 21535 consider,​
  21536 DEMEA:​
21661 This 21537 This
21662 verysociety,​ 21538 very
  21539 society,​
21663 by 21540 by
21664 which 21541 which
21665 we 21542 we
21666 surmount 21543 surmount
21667 thosewild 21544 thosewild
21668 beasts,​ 21545 beasts,​
21669 our 21546 our
21670 natural 21547 natural
21671 enemies;​ 21548 enemies;​
21672 whatnew 21549 what
  21550 new
21673 enemies 21551 enemies
21674 does 21552 does
21675 it 21553 it
21676 not 21554 not
21677 raise 21555 raise
21678 to 21556 tous?
21679 us 21557 What
21680 ?What 21558 woe
21681 wo  
21682 and 21559 and
21683 misery 21560 misery
21684 does 21561 does
21685 it 21562 it
21686 not 21563 not
21687 occasion 21564 occasion?
21688 ?  
21689 Man 21565 Man
21690 is 21566 is
21691 the 21567 the
21692 greatest 21568 greatest
21693 enemy 21569 enemyof
21694 of 21570 man.​
21695 man.​Oppression,​ 21571 Oppression,​
21696 injustice,​ 21572 injustice,​
21697 contempt,​ 21573 contempt,​
21698 contumely,​ 21574 contumely,​
21699 violence,​ 21575 violence,​
21700 sedition,​ 21576 sedition,​war,​
21701 war,​  
21702 calumny,​ 21577 calumny,​
21703 treachery,​ 21578 treachery,​
21704 fraud 21579 fraud;​
21705 ;​  
21706 by 21580 by
21707 these 21581 these
21708 theymutually 21582 they
  21583 mutually
21709 torment 21584 torment
21710 each 21585 eachother;​
21711 other  
21712 :​  
21713 and 21586 and
21714 theywould 21587 they
  21588 would
21715 soon 21589 soon
21716 dissolve 21590 dissolve
21717 that 21591 that
21718 society 21592 society
21719 whichthey 21593 which
  21594 they
21720 had 21595 had
21721 formed,​ 21596 formed,​were
21722 were  
21723 it 21597 it
21724 not 21598 not
21725 for 21599 for
21726 thedread 21600 the
  21601 dread
21727 of 21602 of
21728 still 21603 still
21729 greater 21604 greater
21730 ills,​ 21605 ills,​
21731 which 21606 which
21732 mustattend 21607 must
21733 their 21608 attend
21734 separation.​But 21609 theirseparation.​But
21735 though 21610 though
21736 these 21611 these
21737 external 21612 external
21738 insults,​said 21613 insults,​
21739 Demea,​ 21614 said
  21615 DEMEA,​
21740 from 21616 from
21741 animals,​ 21617 animals,​
21742 from 21618 from
21743 men,​from 21619 men,​from
21744 all 21620 all
21745 the 21621 the
21746 elements,​ 21622 elements,​
21747 which 21623 which
21748 assault 21624 assault
21749 us,​formNatural 21625 us,​
21750 Religion.​ 21626 form
21751 179form  
21752 a 21627 a
21753 frightful 21628 frightful
21754 catalogiie 21629 catalogue
21755 ofwoes,​ 21630 ofwoes,​
21756 they 21631 they
21757 Partare 21632 are
21758 nothing 21633 nothing
21759 in 21634 in
21760 comparison 21635 comparison
21761 of 21636 of
21762 those 21637 those
21763 v^-​v>^which 21638 which
21764 arise 21639 arise
21765 within 21640 withinourselves,​
21766 ourselves,​  
21767 from 21641 from
21768 thedistempered 21642 the
  21643 distempered
21769 condition 21644 condition
21770 of 21645 of
21771 our 21646 our
21772 mind 21647 mind
21773 andbody.​ 21648 and
  21649 body.​
21774 How 21650 How
21775 many 21651 manylie
21776 he  
21777 under 21652 under
21778 the 21653 the
21779 lingering 21654 lingering
21780 torment 21655 torment
21781 of 21656 of
21782 diseases 21657 diseases?
21783 ?  
21784 Hear 21658 Hear
21785 the 21659 the
21786 pathetic 21660 patheticenumeration
21787 enumeration  
21788 of 21661 of
21789 the 21662 the
21790 great 21663 great
21791 poet.​Intestine 21664 poet.​
  21665 Intestine
21792 stone 21666 stone
21793 and 21667 and
21794 ulcer,​ 21668 ulcer,​
21795 colic-​pangs,​Dæmoniac 21669 colic-​pangs,​
  21670 Demoniac
21796 frenzy,​ 21671 frenzy,​
21797 moping 21672 moping
21798 melancholy,​And 21673 melancholy,​
  21674 And
21799 moon-​struck 21675 moon-​struck
21800 madness,​ 21676 madness,​
21801 pining 21677 pining
21802 atrophy,​Marasmus,​ 21678 atrophy,​
  21679 Marasmus,​
21803 and 21680 and
21804 wide-​wasting 21681 wide-​wasting
21805 pestilence.​Dire 21682 pestilence.​
  21683 Dire
21806 was 21684 was
21807 the 21685 the
21808 tossing,​ 21686 tossing,​
21809 deep 21687 deep
21810 the 21688 the
21811 groans 21689 groans:​
21812 :​ 21690 despair
21813 DESPAIRTended 21691 Tended
21814 the 21692 the
21815 sick,​ 21693 sick,​
21816 busiest 21694 busiest
21817 from 21695 from
21818 couch 21696 couch
21819 to 21697 to
21820 couch.​And 21698 couch.​
  21699 And
21821 over 21700 over
21822 them 21701 them
21823 triumphant 21702 triumphant
21824 DEATH 21703 death
21825 his 21704 his
21826 dartShook;​ 21705 dart
  21706 Shook:​
21827 but 21707 but
21828 delay'd 21708 delay'd
21829 to 21709 to
21830 strike,​ 21710 strike,​
21831 tho' 21711 though
21832 oft 21712 oft
21833 invok'dWith 21713 invok'd
  21714 With
21834 vows,​ 21715 vows,​
21835 as 21716 as
21836 their 21717 their
21837 chief 21718 chief
21838 good 21719 good
21839 and 21720 and
21840 final 21721 final
21841 hope.​The 21722 hope.​The
21842 disorders 21723 disorders
21843 of 21724 of
21844 the 21725 the
21845 mind,​ 21726 mind,​
21846 continuedDe 21727 continued
21847 mea,​ 21728 DEMEA,​
21848 though 21729 though
21849 more 21730 more
21850 secret,​ 21731 secret,​
21851 are 21732 are
21852 not 21733 notperhaps
21853 perhaps  
21854 less 21734 less
21855 dismal 21735 dismal
21856 and 21736 and
21857 vexatious.​ 21737 vexatious.​
21858 Remorse,​ 21738 Remorse,​
21859 stiame,​ 21739 shame,​
21860 anguish,​ 21740 anguish,​
21861 rage,​ 21741 rage,​disappointment,​
21862 disappointment,​  
21863 anxiety,​ 21742 anxiety,​
21864 fear,​ 21743 fear,​
21865 dejection,​ 21744 dejection,​
21866 despair;​who 21745 despair;​
  21746 who
21867 has 21747 has
21868 ever 21748 ever
21869 passed 21749 passedthrough
21870 through  
21871 life 21750 life
21872 without 21751 without
21873 cruel 21752 cruel
21874 inroads 21753 inroads
21875 from 21754 from
21876 these 21755 these
21877 tormentors 21756 tormentors?
21878 ?  
21879 How 21757 How
21880 many 21758 many
21881 have 21759 havescarcely
21882 scarcely  
21883 ever 21760 ever
21884 feltany 21761 felt
  21762 any
21885 better 21763 better
21886 sensations 21764 sensations?
21887 ?  
21888 Labour 21765 Labour
21889 and 21766 and
21890 poverty,​180 21767 poverty,​
21891 Dialogues  
21892 concerningPart  
21893 Verty,​  
21894 so 21768 so
21895 abhorred 21769 abhorredby
21896 by  
21897 every 21770 every
21898 one,​ 21771 one,​
21899 are 21772 are
21900 the^—;​ 21773 the
21901 certain 21774 certain
21902 lot 21775 lot
21903 of 21776 of
21904 the 21777 the
21905 sar 21778 far
21906 greater 21779 greater
21907 number 21780 number;​
21908 :​and 21781 and
21909 those 21782 thosefew
21910 few  
21911 privileged 21783 privileged
21912 persons,​ 21784 persons,​
21913 whoenjoy 21785 who
  21786 enjoy
21914 ease 21787 ease
21915 and 21788 and
21916 opulence,​ 21789 opulence,​
21917 never 21790 never
21918 reachcontentment 21791 reachcontentment
21919 or 21792 or
21920 true 21793 true
21921 felicity.​ 21794 felicity.​
21922 All 21795 All
21923 thegoods 21796 the
  21797 goods
21924 of 21798 of
21925 life 21799 life
21926 united 21800 united
21927 would 21801 would
21928 not 21802 not
21929 make 21803 makea
21930 avery 21804 very
21931 happy 21805 happy
21932 man 21806 man;​
21933 :​  
21934 but 21807 but
21935 all 21808 all
21936 the 21809 the
21937 ills 21810 ills
21938 unitedwould 21811 united
  21812 would
21939 make 21813 make
21940 a 21814 a
21941 wretch 21815 wretch
21942 indeed;​ 21816 indeed;​
21943 and 21817 andany
21944 anyone 21818 one
21945 of 21819 of
21946 them-​ 21820 them
21947 almost 21821 almost
21948 (and 21822 (and
21949 who 21823 who
21950 can 21824 can
21951 befree 21825 be
  21826 free
21952 from 21827 from
21953 every 21828 every
21954 one?)​ 21829 one?)​
21955 nay 21830 nay
21956 often 21831 oftenthe
21957 the  
21958 absence 21832 absence
21959 of 21833 of
21960 one 21834 one
21961 good 21835 good
21962 (and 21836 (and
21963 who 21837 who
21964 can 21838 can
21965 possess 21839 possess
21966 all?)​ 21840 all?)​
21967 is 21841 is
21968 sufficient 21842 sufficient
21969 to 21843 torender
21970 render  
21971 life 21844 life
21972 ineligible.​\Vere 21845 ineligible.​Were
21973 a 21846 a
21974 stranger 21847 stranger
21975 to 21848 to
21976 drop,​ 21849 drop
21977 on 21850 on
21978 a 21851 a
21979 sudden,​ 21852 sudden
21980 into 21853 into
21981 this 21854 this
21982 world,​ 21855 world,​
21983 I 21856 I
21984 would 21857 would
21985 show 21858 show
21986 him,​as 21859 him,​
21987 a 21860 asa
21988 specimen 21861 specimen
21989 of 21862 of
21990 its 21863 its
21991 ills,​ 21864 ills,​
21992 an 21865 a
21993 hospital 21866 hospital
21994 fullof 21867 full
  21868 of
21995 diseases,​ 21869 diseases,​
21996 a 21870 a
21997 prison 21871 prison
21998 crowded 21872 crowdedwith
21999 with  
22000 malefactors 21873 malefactors
22001 and 21874 and
22002 debtors,​ 21875 debtors,​
22003 a 21876 a
22004 field 21877 field
22005 of 21878 of
22006 battlestrowed 21879 battle
  21880 strewed
22007 with 21881 with
22008 carcases,​ 21882 carcasses,​
22009 a 21883 afleet
22010 fleet  
22011 foundering 21884 foundering
22012 in 21885 in
22013 the 21886 the
22014 ocean,​ 21887 ocean,​
22015 a 21888 a
22016 nation 21889 nation
22017 languishingunder 21890 languishing
22018 tyranny,​ 21891 under
22019 famine,​ 21892 tyranny,​famine,​
22020 or 21893 or
22021 pestilence.​To 21894 pestilence.​
  21895 To
22022 turn 21896 turn
22023 the 21897 the
22024 gay 21898 gay
22025 side 21899 side
22026 of 21900 of
22027 life 21901 life
22028 to 21902 to
22029 him,​ 21903 him,​
22030 andgive 21904 and
22031 him 21905 give
22032 a 21906 hima
22033 notion 21907 notion
22034 of 21908 of
22035 its 21909 its
22036 pleasures 21910 pleasures;​
22037 ;​ 21911 whither
22038 whitherNatural  
22039 Religion.​  
22040 181ther  
22041 should 21912 should
22042 I 21913 I
22043 conduct 21914 conduct
22044 him? 21915 him?
22045 to 21916 to
22046 a 21917 a
22047 ball,​ 21918 ball,​
22048 .​p*RTto 21919 to
22049 an 21920 anopera,​
22050 opera,​  
22051 to 21921 to
22052 court? 21922 court?
22053 He 21923 He
22054 might 21924 might
22055 justly 21925 justly
22056 t^jthink,​ 21926 think,​
22057 that 21927 that
22058 I 21928 I
22059 was 21929 was
22060 only 21930 only
22061 mowing 21931 showing
22062 him 21932 him
22063 adiversity 21933 adiversity
22064 of 21934 of
22065 distress 21935 distress
22066 and 21936 and
22067 sorrow.​There 21937 sorrow.​There
22068 is 21938 is
22069 no 21939 no
22070 evading 21940 evading
22071 such 21941 such
22072 strikinginstances,​ 21942 striking
  21943 instances,​
22073 said 21944 said
22074 Philo,​ 21945 PHILO,​
22075 but 21946 but
22076 by 21947 byapologies,​
22077 apologies,​which 21948 which
22078 still 21949 still
22079 farther 21950 further
22080 aggravate 21951 aggravate
22081 the 21952 the
22082 charge.​Why 21953 charge.​
  21954 Why
22083 have 21955 have
22084 all 21956 all
22085 men,​ 21957 men,​
22086 I 21958 Iask,​
22087 aslc,​  
22088 in 21959 in
22089 all 21960 all
22090 ages,​complained 21961 ages,​
  21962 complained
22091 incessantly 21963 incessantly
22092 of 21964 of
22093 the 21965 the
22094 miseriesof 21966 miseries
22095 life 21967 of
22096 ? 21968 life?.​.​.​They
22097 They  
22098 have 21969 have
22099 no 21970 no
22100 just 21971 just
22101 reason,​says 21972 reason,​
22102 one 21973 says
22103 :​ 21974 one:​
22104 these 21975 these
22105 complaints 21976 complaints
22106 proceed 21977 proceed
22107 onlyfrom 21978 only
22108 their 21979 fromtheir
22109 discontented,​ 21980 discontented,​
22110 repining,​ 21981 repining,​
22111 anxious 21982 anxious
22112 disposition.​ 21983 disposition.​.​.​And
22113 And  
22114 can 21984 can
22115 there 21985 therepossibly,​
22116 possibly,​  
22117 I 21986 I
22118 reply,​ 21987 reply,​
22119 be 21988 be
22120 a 21989 a
22121 more 21990 more
22122 certain 21991 certain
22123 foundation 21992 foundation
22124 of 21993 of
22125 misery,​ 21994 misery,​
22126 than 21995 than
22127 such 21996 such
22128 a 21997 awretched
22129 wretchedtemper?But 21998 temper?But
22130 if 21999 if
22131 they 22000 they
22132 were 22001 were
22133 really 22002 really
22134 as 22003 as
22135 unhappyas 22004 unhappy
  22005 as
22136 they 22006 they
22137 pretend,​ 22007 pretend,​
22138 says 22008 says
22139 my 22009 my
22140 antagonist,​why 22010 antagonist,​why
22141 do 22011 do
22142 they 22012 they
22143 remain 22013 remain
22144 in 22014 in
22145 life?Not 22015 life?.​.​.​
  22016 Not
22146 satisfied 22017 satisfied
22147 with 22018 with
22148 life,​ 22019 life,​
22149 afraid 22020 afraid
22150 of 22021 of
22151 death.​m:​ 22022 death.​This
22152 This182  
22153 Dialogues  
22154 concirningPart  
22155 fhis  
22156 is 22023 is
22157 the 22024 the
22158 secret 22025 secret
22159 chain,​ 22026 chain,​
22160 say 22027 say
22161 I,​ 22028 I,​
22162 that 22029 that
22163 holdsv>~> 22030 holds
22164 us.​ 22031 us.​
22165 We 22032 We
22166 are 22033 are
22167 terrified,​ 22034 terrified,​
22168 not 22035 notbribed
22169 bribed  
22170 to 22036 to
22171 thecontinuance 22037 the
  22038 continuance
22172 of 22039 of
22173 our 22040 our
22174 existence.​It 22041 existence.​It
22175 is 22042 is
22176 only 22043 only
22177 a 22044 a
22178 false 22045 false
22179 delicacy,​ 22046 delicacy,​
22180 he 22047 he
22181 may 22048 may
22182 in-​fist,​ 22049 insist,​
22183 which 22050 which
22184 a 22051 a
22185 few 22052 few
22186 refined 22053 refined
22187 spirits 22054 spiritsindulge,​
22188 induce,​and 22055 and
22189 which 22056 which
22190 has 22057 has
22191 spread 22058 spread
22192 these 22059 these
22193 complaintsamong 22060 complaints
  22061 among
22194 the 22062 the
22195 whole 22063 whole
22196 race 22064 race
22197 of 22065 ofmankind.​
22198 mankind.​And.​ 22066 .​
22199 what.​ 22067 .​
  22068 .​
  22069 And
  22070 what
22200 is 22071 is
22201 this 22072 this
22202 delicacy,​ 22073 delicacy,​
22203 I 22074 I
22204 ask,​ 22075 ask,​
22205 whichyou 22076 which
22206 blame 22077 you
22207 ? 22078 blame?
22208 Is 22079 Is
22209 it 22080 itany
22210 any  
22211 thing 22081 thing
22212 but 22082 but
22213 a 22083 a
22214 greatersensibility 22084 greater
  22085 sensibility
22215 to 22086 to
22216 all 22087 all
22217 the 22088 the
22218 pleasures 22089 pleasures
22219 and 22090 and
22220 painsof 22091 pains
22221 life?.​ 22092 oflife?
22222 and 22093 and
22223 if 22094 if
22224 the 22095 the
22225 man 22096 man
22226 of 22097 of
22227 a 22098 a
22228 delicate,​refined 22099 delicate,​
  22100 refined
22229 temper,​ 22101 temper,​
22230 by 22102 by
22231 being 22103 being
22232 so 22104 so
22233 much 22105 much
22234 morealive 22106 morealive
22235 than 22107 than
22236 the 22108 the
22237 rest 22109 rest
22238 of 22110 of
22239 the 22111 the
22240 world,​ 22112 world,​
22241 is 22113 is
22242 only{q,​ 22114 only
  22115 so
22243 much 22116 much
22244 more 22117 more
22245 unhappy;​ 22118 unhappy,​
22246 what 22119 whatjudgement
22247 judrgrment  
22248 must 22120 must
22249 we 22121 we
22250 form 22122 form
22251 in 22123 in
22252 general 22124 general
22253 of 22125 of
22254 human 22126 human
22255 life 22127 life?Let
22256 ?J,​ftT  
22257 men 22128 men
22258 remain 22129 remain
22259 at 22130 at
22260 rest,​ 22131 rest,​
22261 says 22132 says
22262 our 22133 our
22263 adversary 22134 adversary,​
22264 ;​  
22265 and 22135 and
22266 they 22136 they
22267 will 22137 will
22268 be 22138 be
22269 easy.​ 22139 easy.​
22270 Theyare 22140 Theyare
22271 willing 22141 willing
22272 artificers 22142 artificers
22273 of 22143 of
22274 their 22144 their
22275 own 22145 own
22276 misery.​ 22146 misery.​
  22147 .​
  22148 .​
  22149 .​
22277 No! 22150 No!
22278 reply 22151 reply
22279 I:​ 22152 I:​
22280 an 22153 an
22281 anxious 22154 anxiouslanguor
22282 languor  
22283 follows 22155 follows
22284 their 22156 their
22285 repose;​ 22157 repose;​
22286 disappointment,​/​''.​.​Natural 22158 disappointment,​
22287 Religion,​  
22288 183ment,​  
22289 vexation,​ 22159 vexation,​
22290 trouble,​ 22160 trouble,​
22291 their 22161 theiractivity
22292 activity 22162 and
22293 Partand 22163 ambition.​I
22294 ambition.​  
22295 ,​  
22296 <^vC/​I  
22297 can 22164 can
22298 observe 22165 observe
22299 something 22166 something
22300 like 22167 like
22301 whatyou 22168 what
  22169 you
22302 mention 22170 mention
22303 in 22171 in
22304 some 22172 some
22305 others,​ 22173 others,​
22306 repliedCleanthes:​ 22174 repliedCLEANTHES:​
22307 but 22175 but
22308 I 22176 I
22309 confess,​ 22177 confess
22310 I 22178 I
22311 feel 22179 feel
22312 littleor 22180 little
  22181 or
22313 nothing 22182 nothing
22314 of 22183 of
22315 it 22184 it
22316 in 22185 in
22317 myself;​ 22186 myself,​
22318 and 22187 andhope
22319 hopethat 22188 that
22320 it 22189 it
22321 is 22190 is
22322 not 22191 not
22323 so 22192 so
22324 common 22193 common
22325 as 22194 as
22326 you 22195 you
Offset 22329, 2367 lines modified Offset 22198, 2320 lines modified
22329 you 22198 you
22330 feel 22199 feel
22331 not 22200 not
22332 human 22201 human
22333 misery 22202 misery
22334 yourself,​ 22203 yourself,​
22335 cried 22204 cried
22336 Demea,​ 22205 DEMEA,​
22337 I 22206 I
22338 congratulate 22207 congratulate
22339 youon 22208 you
22340 so 22209 onso
22341 happy 22210 happy
22342 a 22211 a
22343 singularity.​ 22212 singularity.​
22344 Others,​ 22213 Others,​
22345 seemingly 22214 seemingly
22346 the 22215 the
22347 most 22216 most
22348 prosperous,​ 22217 prosperous,​
22349 have 22218 have
22350 not 22219 notbeen
22351 beenashamed 22220 ashamed
22352 to 22221 to
22353 vent 22222 vent
22354 their 22223 their
22355 complaints 22224 complaints
22356 in 22225 in
22357 themost 22226 the
  22227 most
22358 melancholy 22228 melancholy
22359 strains.​ 22229 strains.​
22360 Let 22230 Letus
22361 us 22231 attend
22362 attendto 22232 to
22363 the 22233 the
22364 great,​ 22234 great,​
22365 the 22235 the
22366 fortunate 22236 fortunate
22367 emperor,​Charles 22237 emperor,​
22368 V.​ 22238 CHARLES
22369 -​when,​ 22239 V,​
22370 tired 22240 when,​
22371 with 22241 tiredwith
22372 humangrandeur,​ 22242 human
  22243 grandeur,​
22373 he 22244 he
22374 resigned 22245 resigned
22375 all 22246 all
22376 his 22247 his
22377 extensivedominions 22248 extensive
  22249 dominions
22378 into 22250 into
22379 the 22251 thehands
22380 hands  
22381 of 22252 of
22382 his 22253 his
22383 son.​ 22254 son.​
22384 Inthe 22255 In
  22256 the
22385 last 22257 last
22386 harangue,​ 22258 harangue
22387 which 22259 which
22388 he 22260 he
22389 made 22261 made
22390 onthat 22262 on
22391 memorable 22263 that
22392 occasion,​ 22264 memorableoccasion,​
22393 he 22265 he
22394 publiclyavowed,​ 22266 publicly
  22267 avowed,​
22395 that 22268 that
22396 tfe 22269 the
22397 greatest 22270 greatest
22398 prosperitieswhich 22271 prosperities
  22272 which
22399 he 22273 he
22400 had 22274 hadever
22401 ever  
22402 enjoyed,​ 22275 enjoyed,​
22403 had 22276 had
22404 been 22277 been
22405 mixedM" 22278 mixed
22406 2  
22407 iviih1  
22408 84  
22409 Dialogues  
22410 concerningPart  
22411 with 22279 with
22412 so 22280 so
22413 many 22281 many
22414 adversities^ 22282 adversities,​
22415 that 22283 that
22416 he 22284 he
22417 might\^r*j 22285 mighttruly
22418 truly  
22419 say 22286 say
22420 he 22287 he
22421 had 22288 had
22422 never 22289 never
22423 enjoyed 22290 enjoyed
22424 any 22291 any
22425 satisfaction 22292 satisfaction
22426 or 22293 or
22427 contentment.​ 22294 contentment.​
22428 But 22295 But
22429 did 22296 didthe
22430 the  
22431 retired 22297 retired
22432 life,​ 22298 life,​
22433 in 22299 in
22434 which 22300 which
22435 he 22301 he
22436 sought 22302 sought
22437 for 22303 for
22438 shelter,​afford 22304 shelter,​
  22305 afford
22439 him 22306 him
22440 any 22307 any
22441 greater 22308 greaterhappiness?
22442 happiness  
22443 ?  
22444 If 22309 If
22445 wemay 22310 we
  22311 may
22446 credit 22312 credit
22447 his 22313 his
22448 son's 22314 son's
22449 account,​ 22315 account,​
22450 his 22316 his
22451 repentance 22317 repentance
22452 commenced 22318 commencedthe
22453 the  
22454 very 22319 very
22455 day 22320 day
22456 of 22321 of
22457 his 22322 his
22458 resignation.​Cicero's 22323 resignation.​CICERO's
22459 fortune,​ 22324 fortune,​
22460 from 22325 from
22461 small 22326 small
22462 beginnings,​ 22327 beginnings,​
22463 rose 22328 rose
22464 to 22329 to
22465 the 22330 the
22466 greatest 22331 greatest
22467 lustre 22332 lustre
22468 and 22333 andrenown;​
22469 renown  
22470 ;​  
22471 yet 22334 yet
22472 what 22335 what
22473 pathetic 22336 pathetic
22474 complaints 22337 complaints
22475 ofthe 22338 of
  22339 the
22476 ills 22340 ills
22477 of 22341 of
22478 life 22342 life
22479 do 22343 do
22480 his 22344 his
22481 familiar 22345 familiarletters,​
22482 letters,​ 22346 as
22483 aswell 22347 well
22484 as 22348 as
22485 philosophical 22349 philosophical
22486 discourses,​ 22350 discourses,​
22487 contain 22351 contain?
22488 ?  
22489 And 22352 And
22490 suitably 22353 suitably
22491 to 22354 tohis
22492 his  
22493 own 22355 own
22494 experience,​ 22356 experience,​
22495 he 22357 he
22496 introduces 22358 introduces
22497 Cato,​ 22359 CATO,​
  22360 the
  22361 great,​
22498 the 22362 the
22499 great,​the  
22500 fortunate 22363 fortunate
22501 Cato,​ 22364 CATO,​protesting
22502 protesting  
22503 in 22365 in
22504 hisold 22366 his
  22367 old
22505 age,​ 22368 age,​
22506 that 22369 that
22507 had 22370 had
22508 he 22371 he
22509 a 22372 a
22510 new 22373 new
22511 life 22374 life
22512 in 22375 in
22513 hisoffer,​ 22376 his
  22377 offer,​
22514 he 22378 he
22515 would 22379 wouldreject
22516 reject  
22517 the 22380 the
22518 present.​Ask 22381 present.​Ask
22519 yourself,​ 22382 yourself,​
22520 ask 22383 ask
22521 any 22384 any
22522 of 22385 of
22523 your 22386 your
22524 acquaintance,​ 22387 acquaintance,​
22525 whether 22388 whether
22526 they 22389 they
22527 would 22390 would
22528 liveover 22391 live
22529 again 22392 overagain
22530 the 22393 the
22531 last 22394 last
22532 ten 22395 ten
22533 or 22396 or
22534 twenty 22397 twenty
22535 yearsofNatural 22398 years
22536 Religion.​ 22399 of
22537 i  
22538 85of  
22539 their 22400 their
22540 life.​ 22401 life.​
22541 No 22402 No!
22542 !  
22543 but 22403 but
22544 the 22404 the
22545 next 22405 nexttwenty,​
22546 twenty,​ 22406 they
22547 Partthey  
22548 say,​ 22407 say,​
22549 will 22408 will
22550 be 22409 be
22551 better 22410 better:​
22552 :​ 22411 And
22553 ^^And  
22554 from 22412 from
22555 the 22413 the
22556 dregs 22414 dregs
22557 of 22415 of
22558 life,​ 22416 life,​
22559 hope 22417 hope
22560 to 22418 to
22561 receiveWhat 22419 receive
  22420 What
22562 the 22421 the
22563 first 22422 first
22564 sprightly 22423 sprightly
22565 running 22424 running
22566 could 22425 could
22567 not 22426 not
22568 give.​Thus 22427 give.​Thus
22569 at 22428 at
22570 -​last 22429 last
22571 they 22430 they
22572 find 22431 find
22573 (such 22432 (such
22574 is 22433 is
22575 the 22434 the
22576 greatness 22435 greatness
22577 ofhuman 22436 of
22578 misery;​ 22437 human
22579 it 22438 misery,​
22580 reconciles 22439 itreconciles
22581 evencontradictions)​ 22440 even
  22441 contradictions)​,​
22582 that 22442 that
22583 they 22443 they
22584 complain,​ 22444 complain
22585 atonce 22445 at
  22446 once
22586 of 22447 of
22587 the 22448 theshortness
22588 shortness  
22589 of 22449 of
22590 life,​ 22450 life,​
22591 and 22451 and
22592 of 22452 of
22593 itsvanity 22453 its
  22454 vanity
22594 and 22455 and
22595 sorrow.​And 22456 sorrow.​And
22596 is 22457 is
22597 it 22458 it
22598 possible,​ 22459 possible,​
22599 Cleanthes,​ 22460 CLEANTHES,​
22600 saidPhilo,​ 22461 said
  22462 PHILO,​
22601 that 22463 that
22602 after 22464 after
22603 all 22465 all
22604 these 22466 thesereflections,​
22605 reflections,​and 22467 and
22606 infinitely 22468 infinitely
22607 more,​ 22469 more,​
22608 which 22470 which
22609 might 22471 might
22610 besuggested,​ 22472 be
  22473 suggested,​
22611 you 22474 you
22612 can 22475 can
22613 still 22476 stillpersevere
22614 persevere 22477 in
22615 inyour 22478 your
22616 Anthropomorphism,​ 22479 Anthropomorphism,​
22617 and 22480 and
22618 assert 22481 assert
22619 themoral  
22620 attributes  
22621 of  
22622 the 22482 the
  22483 moral
  22484 attributes
  22485 ofthe
22623 Deity,​ 22486 Deity,​
22624 his 22487 his
22625 justice,​ 22488 justice,​
22626 benevolence,​ 22489 benevolence,​
22627 mercy,​ 22490 mercy,​
22628 and 22491 and
22629 rectitude,​ 22492 rectitude,​
22630 to 22493 to
22631 be 22494 be
22632 of 22495 of
22633 the 22496 thesame
22634 same  
22635 nature 22497 nature
22636 withthese 22498 with
  22499 these
22637 virtues 22500 virtues
22638 in 22501 in
22639 human 22502 human
22640 creatures 22503 creatures?
22641 ? 22504 His
22642 Hispower 22505 power
22643 we 22506 we
22644 allow 22507 allow
22645 infinite 22508 isinfinite:​
22646 :​  
22647 whatever 22509 whatever
22648 hewills 22510 he
  22511 wills
22649 is 22512 is
22650 executed 22513 executed:​
22651 :​  
22652 but 22514 but
22653 neither 22515 neither
22654 man 22516 man
22655 norany 22517 nor
22656 other 22518 any
22657 animal 22519 otheranimal
22658 is 22520 is
22659 happy 22521 happy:​
22660 :​ 22522 therefore
22661 thereforehe 22523 he
22662 does 22524 does
22663 not 22525 not
22664 will 22526 will
22665 their 22527 their
22666 happiness.​ 22528 happiness.​
22667 Hiswiftlom 22529 His
22668 is 22530 wisdomis
22669 infinite 22531 infinite:​
22670 :​ 22532 He
22671 he  
22672 is 22533 is
22673 never 22534 never
22674 mistakenM 22535 mistaken
22675 3  
22676 ini86  
22677 Dialogues  
22678 concerningPart  
22679 in 22536 in
22680 choosing 22537 choosing
22681 the 22538 the
22682 means 22539 means
22683 to 22540 to
22684 any 22541 any
22685 end 22542 end:​
22686 :​ 22543 Butthe
22687 butwvv  
22688 the  
22689 course 22544 course
22690 of 22545 of
22691 Nature 22546 Nature
22692 tends 22547 tends
22693 not 22548 not
22694 to 22549 to
22695 humanor 22550 human
  22551 or
22696 animal 22552 animal
22697 felicity:​ 22553 felicity:​
22698 therefore 22554 therefore
22699 it 22555 itis
22700 is 22556 not
22701 notestablished 22557 established
22702 for 22558 for
22703 that 22559 that
22704 purpose.​ 22560 purpose.​
22705 Throughthe 22561 Through
  22562 the
22706 whole 22563 whole
22707 compass 22564 compass
22708 ofhuman 22565 of
22709 knowledge,​there 22566 humanknowledge,​
  22567 there
22710 are 22568 are
22711 no 22569 no
22712 inferences 22570 inferences
22713 more 22571 more
22714 certainand 22572 certain
  22573 and
22715 infallible 22574 infallible
22716 than 22575 thanthese.​
22717 these,​  
22718 In 22576 In
22719 what 22577 what
22720 respect,​ 22578 respect,​
22721 then,​ 22579 then,​
22722 do 22580 do
22723 his 22581 his
22724 benevolence 22582 benevolence
22725 andmercy 22583 and
  22584 mercy
22726 resemble 22585 resemble
22727 the 22586 thebenevolence
22728 benevolence 22587 and
22729 andmercy 22588 mercy
22730 of 22589 of
22731 men 22590 men?EPICURUS's
22732 ?Epicurus's  
22733 old 22591 old
22734 questions 22592 questions
22735 are 22593 are
22736 yet 22594 yet
22737 un^answered.​Is 22595 unanswered.​
  22596 Is
22738 he 22597 he
22739 willing 22598 willing
22740 to 22599 to
22741 prevent 22600 prevent
22742 evil,​ 22601 evil,​but
22743 but 22602 not
22744 notable 22603 able?
22745 ?  
22746 then 22604 then
22747 is 22605 is
22748 he 22606 he
22749 impotent.​ 22607 impotent.​
22750 Is 22608 Is
22751 he 22609 he
22752 able,​but 22610 able,​
  22611 but
22753 not 22612 not
22754 willing 22613 willing?
22755 ?  
22756 then 22614 then
22757 is 22615 is
22758 he 22616 hemalevolent.​
22759 malevolent.​Is 22617 Is
22760 he 22618 he
22761 both 22619 both
22762 able 22620 able
22763 and 22621 and
22764 willing? 22622 willing?
22765 whencethen 22623 whence
  22624 then
22766 is 22625 is
22767 evil 22626 evil?You
22768 ?You  
22769 ascribe,​ 22627 ascribe,​
22770 Cleanthes,​ 22628 CLEANTHES
22771 (and 22629 (and
22772 Ibelieve 22630 I
22773 justly)​ 22631 believe
  22632 justly)​,​
22774 a 22633 a
22775 purpose 22634 purpose
22776 and 22635 and
22777 intentionto 22636 intention
22778 Nature.​ 22637 toNature.​
22779 But 22638 But
22780 what,​ 22639 what,​
22781 I 22640 I
22782 beseech 22641 beseech
22783 you,​is 22642 you,​
  22643 is
22784 the 22644 the
22785 object 22645 object
22786 of 22646 of
22787 that 22647 that
22788 curious 22648 curious
22789 artifice 22649 artificeand
22790 andmachinery,​Natural 22650 machinery,​
22791 Religion.​  
22792 187machinery,​  
22793 which 22651 which
22794 she 22652 she
22795 has 22653 has
22796 displayed 22654 displayed
22797 in 22655 in
22798 P**Tall 22656 all
22799 animals 22657 animals?
22800 I  
22801 The 22658 The
22802 preservation 22659 preservationalone
22803 alone 22660 of
22804 ^n^of  
22805 individuals,​ 22661 individuals,​
22806 and 22662 and
22807 propagation 22663 propagation
22808 of 22664 of
22809 thespecies.​ 22665 the
  22666 species.​
22810 It 22667 It
22811 seems 22668 seems
22812 enough 22669 enough
22813 for 22670 forher
22814 her 22671 purpose,​
22815 ptir-​pose,​  
22816 if 22672 if
22817 such 22673 such
22818 a 22674 a
22819 rank 22675 rank
22820 be 22676 be
22821 barely 22677 barely
22822 upheld 22678 upheld
22823 inthe 22679 in
  22680 the
22824 universe,​ 22681 universe,​
22825 without 22682 without
22826 any 22683 anycare
22827 care  
22828 or 22684 or
22829 concern 22685 concern
22830 for 22686 for
22831 the 22687 the
22832 happiness 22688 happiness
22833 of 22689 of
22834 the 22690 the
22835 membersthat 22691 members
  22692 that
22836 compose 22693 compose
22837 it.​ 22694 it.​
22838 No 22695 Noresource
22839 resource  
22840 for 22696 for
22841 thispurpose 22697 this
22842 :​ 22698 purpose:​
22843 no 22699 no
22844 machinery,​ 22700 machinery,​
22845 in 22701 in
22846 order 22702 order
22847 merely 22703 merely
22848 to 22704 to
22849 give 22705 give
22850 pleasure 22706 pleasureor
22851 or 22707 ease:​
22852 ease  
22853 :​  
22854 no 22708 no
22855 fund 22709 fund
22856 ofpure 22710 of
  22711 pure
22857 joy 22712 joy
22858 and 22713 and
22859 contentment 22714 contentment:​
22860 :​  
22861 no 22715 no
22862 indulgence,​ 22716 indulgence,​
22863 without 22717 without
22864 some 22718 somewant
22865 want  
22866 or 22719 or
22867 necessityaccompanying​ 22720 necessity
  22721 accompanying
22868 it.​ 22722 it.​
22869 At 22723 At
22870 least,​ 22724 least,​
22871 the 22725 the
22872 fewphenomena 22726 few
  22727 phenomena
22873 of 22728 of
22874 this 22729 thisnature
22875 nature  
22876 are 22730 are
22877 overbalanced 22731 overbalanced
22878 by 22732 by
22879 opposite 22733 opposite
22880 phenomena 22734 phenomena
22881 ofstillgreater 22735 of
  22736 still
  22737 greater
22882 importance.​Our 22738 importance.​Our
22883 sense 22739 sense
22884 of 22740 of
22885 music,​ 22741 music,​
22886 harmony,​ 22742 harmony,​
22887 andindeed 22743 and
  22744 indeed
22888 beauty 22745 beauty
22889 of 22746 of
22890 all 22747 all
22891 kinds,​ 22748 kinds,​
22892 gives 22749 givessatisfaction,​
22893 satisfaction,​  
22894 without 22750 without
22895 being 22751 being
22896 absolutely 22752 absolutely
22897 necessary 22753 necessary
22898 to 22754 to
22899 the 22755 the
22900 preservation 22756 preservation
22901 and 22757 andpropagation
22902 propagation  
22903 of 22758 of
22904 the 22759 the
22905 species.​ 22760 species.​
22906 But 22761 But
22907 what 22762 what
22908 racking 22763 racking
22909 pains,​ 22764 pains,​
22910 on 22765 on
22911 the 22766 the
22912 other 22767 other
22913 hand,​ 22768 hand,​arise
22914 arisefrom 22769 from
22915 gouts,​ 22770 gouts,​
22916 gravels,​ 22771 gravels,​
22917 megrims,​ 22772 megrims,​
22918 tooth-​M 22773 toothaches,​
22919 4 22774 rheumatisms,​
22920 achs,​188  
22921 Dialogues  
22922 concerningP^RT  
22923 achs,​  
22924 rheumatisms  
22925 ;​  
22926 where 22775 where
22927 the 22776 theinjury
22928 injury*~^j  
22929 to 22777 to
22930 the 22778 the
22931 animal-​machinery 22779 animal
  22780 machinery
22932 is 22781 is
22933 either 22782 either
22934 smallor 22783 small
  22784 or
22935 incurable? 22785 incurable?
22936 Mirth,​ 22786 Mirth,​laughter,​
22937 laughter,​ 22787 play,​
22938 play,​frolic,​ 22788 frolic,​
22939 seem 22789 seem
22940 gratuitous 22790 gratuitous
22941 satisfactions,​which 22791 satisfactions,​
  22792 which
22942 have 22793 have
22943 no 22794 nofurther
22944 farther  
22945 tendency:​ 22795 tendency:​
22946 spleen,​melancholy,​ 22796 spleen,​
  22797 melancholy,​
22947 discontent,​ 22798 discontent,​
22948 superstition,​are 22799 superstition,​
22949 pains 22800 are
22950 of 22801 painsof
22951 the 22802 the
22952 same 22803 same
22953 nature.​ 22804 nature.​
22954 Howtfhen 22805 How
  22806 then
22955 does 22807 does
22956 the 22808 the
22957 divine 22809 Divine
22958 benevolence 22810 benevolence
22959 display 22811 display
22960 itself,​ 22812 itself,​in
22961 in  
22962 the 22813 the
22963 sense 22814 sense
22964 of 22815 of
22965 you 22816 you
22966 An-​thropomorphites 22817 Anthropomorphites?
22967 ?  
22968 None 22818 None
22969 but 22819 but
22970 we 22820 we
22971 Mystics,​ 22821 Mystics,​
22972 as 22822 as
22973 you 22823 you
22974 were 22824 werepleased
22975 pleased  
22976 to 22825 to
22977 call 22826 call
22978 us,​ 22827 us,​
22979 canaccount 22828 can
  22829 account
22980 for 22830 for
22981 this 22831 this
22982 strange 22832 strange
22983 mixture 22833 mixture
22984 ofphenomena,​ 22834 of
22985 by 22835 phenomena,​
22986 deriving 22836 byderiving
22987 it 22837 it
22988 from 22838 from
22989 attributes,​ 22839 attributes,​
22990 infinitely 22840 infinitely
22991 perfect,​ 22841 perfect,​
22992 but 22842 but
22993 incomprehensible.​And 22843 incomprehensible.​And
22994 have 22844 have
22995 you 22845 you
22996 at 22846 at
22997 last,​ 22847 last,​
22998 said 22848 said
22999 Clean-​ 22849 CLEANTHES
23000 .​THES  
23001 smiling,​ 22850 smiling,​
23002 betrayed 22851 betrayed
23003 your 22852 your
23004 intentions,​ 22853 intentions,​PHILO?
23005 Philo?  
23006 Your 22854 Your
23007 long 22855 long
23008 agreementwith 22856 agreement
23009 Demea 22857 with
  22858 DEMEA
23010 did 22859 did
23011 indeed 22860 indeed
23012 a 22861 a
23013 little 22862 little
23014 surpriseme 22863 surprise
23015 ;​ 22864 me;​but
23016 but  
23017 I 22865 I
23018 find 22866 find
23019 you 22867 you
23020 were 22868 were
23021 all 22869 all
23022 the 22870 the
23023 whileerecting 22871 while
  22872 erecting
23024 a 22873 a
23025 concealed 22874 concealed
23026 battery 22875 battery
23027 against 22876 againstme.​
23028 me.​And 22877 And
23029 I 22878 I
23030 must 22879 must
23031 confess,​ 22880 confess,​
23032 that 22881 that
23033 you 22882 you
23034 have 22883 have
23035 nowfallen 22884 now
  22885 fallen
23036 upon 22886 upon
23037 a 22887 a
23038 subject 22888 subject
23039 worthy 22889 worthy
23040 of 22890 ofyour
23041 yournobleNatural 22891 noble
23042 Religion.​  
23043 189noble  
23044 spirit 22892 spirit
23045 of 22893 of
23046 opposition 22894 opposition
23047 and 22895 and
23048 contro-​ 22896 controversy.​
23049 Partvcrsy.​  
23050 If 22897 If
23051 you 22898 you
23052 can 22899 can
23053 make 22900 make
23054 out 22901 out
23055 the 22902 thepresent
23056 present 22903 point,​
23057 <^^jpoint,​  
23058 and 22904 and
23059 prove 22905 prove
23060 mankind 22906 mankind
23061 to 22907 to
23062 be 22908 be
23063 unhappy 22909 unhappy
23064 or 22910 or
23065 corrupted,​ 22911 corrupted,​
23066 there 22912 there
23067 is 22913 is
23068 an 22914 anend
23069 end 22915 at
23070 atonce 22916 once
23071 of 22917 of
23072 all 22918 all
23073 religion.​ 22919 religion.​
23074 For 22920 For
23075 to 22921 to
23076 what 22922 what
23077 purpose 22923 purpose
23078 establish 22924 establish
23079 the 22925 the
23080 natural 22926 naturalattributes
23081 attributes 22927 of
23082 ofthe 22928 the
23083 Deity,​ 22929 Deity,​
23084 while 22930 while
23085 the 22931 the
23086 moral 22932 moral
23087 are 22933 are
23088 stilldoubtful 22934 still
23089 and 22935 doubtful
23090 uncertain 22936 anduncertain?You
23091 ?You  
23092 take 22937 take
23093 umbrage 22938 umbrage
23094 very 22939 very
23095 easily,​ 22940 easily,​
23096 replied 22941 replied
23097 Demea,​ 22942 DEMEA,​
23098 at 22943 at
23099 opinions 22944 opinions
23100 the 22945 the
23101 most 22946 mostinnocent,​
23102 innocent,​  
23103 and 22947 and
23104 the 22948 the
23105 most 22949 most
23106 generally 22950 generally
23107 receivedeven 22951 received,​
  22952 even
23108 amongst 22953 amongst
23109 the 22954 the
23110 religious 22955 religious
23111 and 22956 anddevout
23112 devoutthemselves 22957 themselves:​
23113 :​  
23114 and 22958 and
23115 nothing 22959 nothing
23116 can 22960 can
23117 be 22961 be
23118 moresurprising 22962 more
  22963 surprising
23119 than 22964 than
23120 to 22965 to
23121 find 22966 find
23122 a 22967 atopic
23123 topic  
23124 like 22968 like
23125 this,​concerning 22969 this,​
  22970 concerning
23126 the 22971 the
23127 wickedness 22972 wickedness
23128 and 22973 and
23129 miseryof 22974 misery
  22975 of
23130 man,​ 22976 man,​
23131 charged 22977 chargedwith
23132 with  
23133 no 22978 no
23134 less 22979 less
23135 thanAtheism 22980 than
  22981 Atheism
23136 and 22982 and
23137 profaneness.​ 22983 profaneness.​
23138 Have 22984 Have
23139 not 22985 not
23140 allpious 22986 all
  22987 pious
23141 divines 22988 divines
23142 and 22989 andpreachers,​
23143 preachers,​  
23144 who 22990 who
23145 haveindulged 22991 have
  22992 indulged
23146 their 22993 their
23147 rhetoric 22994 rhetoric
23148 on 22995 on
23149 so 22996 so
23150 fertile 22997 fertile
23151 asubject;​ 22998 a
23152 have 22999 subject;​
23153 they 23000 havethey
23154 not 23001 not
23155 easily,​ 23002 easily,​
23156 I 23003 I
23157 say,​given 23004 say,​
  23005 given
23158 a 23006 a
23159 solution 23007 solution
23160 of 23008 of
23161 any 23009 any
23162 difficultieswhich 23010 difficulties
23163 may 23011 which
23164 attend 23012 mayattend
23165 it 23013 it?
23166 ?  
23167 This 23014 This
23168 world 23015 world
23169 isbut 23016 is
  23017 but
23170 a 23018 a
23171 point 23019 point
23172 in 23020 in
23173 comparison 23021 comparison
23174 of 23022 of
23175 theuniverse 23023 the
23176 ;​iqo 23024 universe;​
23177 Dialogues 23025 thislife
23178 concerningPart  
23179 unversc  
23180 :​  
23181 this  
23182 life  
23183 but 23026 but
23184 a 23027 a
23185 moment 23028 moment
23186 inx.​s^j 23029 in
23187 comparison 23030 comparison
23188 of 23031 of
23189 eternity.​ 23032 eternity.​
23190 The 23033 The
23191 presentevil 23034 present
23192 phenomena,​ 23035 evil
23193 therefore,​ 23036 phenomena,​therefore,​
23194 are 23037 are
23195 rectified 23038 rectified
23196 in 23039 in
23197 other 23040 other
23198 regions,​ 23041 regions,​
23199 and 23042 and
23200 in 23043 in
23201 somefuture 23044 some
  23045 future
23202 period 23046 period
23203 of 23047 ofexistence.​
23204 existence.​  
23205 And 23048 And
23206 theeyes 23049 the
  23050 eyes
23207 of 23051 of
23208 men,​ 23052 men,​
23209 being 23053 being
23210 then 23054 then
23211 opened 23055 opened
23212 tolarger 23056 to
  23057 larger
23213 views 23058 views
23214 of 23059 ofthings,​
23215 things,​  
23216 see 23060 see
23217 the 23061 the
23218 wholeconnection 23062 whole
  23063 connection
23219 of 23064 of
23220 general 23065 general
23221 laws 23066 laws;​
23222 ;​  
23223 and 23067 and
23224 trace,​with 23068 trace
23225 adoration,​ 23069 withadoration,​
23226 the 23070 the
23227 benevolence 23071 benevolence
23228 andrectitude 23072 and
  23073 rectitude
23229 of 23074 of
23230 the 23075 the
23231 Deity,​ 23076 Deity,​
23232 through 23077 through
23233 all' 23078 all
23234 themazes 23079 themazes
23235 and 23080 and
23236 intricacies 23081 intricacies
23237 ofhis 23082 of
23238 providence.​No 23083 his
23239 ! 23084 providence.​No!
23240 replied 23085 replied
23241 Cleanthes,​ 23086 CLEANTHES,​
23242 No! 23087 No!
23243 Thesearbitrary 23088 These
  23089 arbitrary
23244 suppositions 23090 suppositions
23245 can 23091 can
23246 never 23092 never
23247 be 23093 beadmitted,​
23248 admitted,​  
23249 contrary 23094 contrary
23250 to 23095 to
23251 matter 23096 matter
23252 of 23097 of
23253 fact,​ 23098 fact,​
23254 visible 23099 visible
23255 and 23100 and
23256 uncontroverted.​ 23101 uncontroverted.​
23257 Whence 23102 Whencecan
23258 canany 23103 any
23259 cause 23104 cause
23260 be 23105 be
23261 known 23106 known
23262 but 23107 but
23263 from 23108 from
23264 its 23109 its
23265 knowneffects 23110 known
23266 ? 23111 effects?
23267 Whence 23112 Whence
23268 can 23113 can
23269 any 23114 anyhypothesis
23270 hypothesis 23115 be
23271 beproved 23116 proved
23272 but 23117 but
23273 from 23118 from
23274 the 23119 the
23275 apparent 23120 apparent
23276 phenomena 23121 phenomena?
23277 ?  
23278 To 23122 To
23279 establish 23123 establish
23280 one 23124 onehypothesis
23281 hypothesis  
23282 upon 23125 upon
23283 another,​ 23126 another,​
23284 is 23127 is
23285 building 23128 building
23286 entirely 23129 entirely
23287 in 23130 in
23288 theair 23131 the
23289 ;​ 23132 air;​
23290 and 23133 and
23291 the 23134 the
23292 utmost 23135 utmostwe
23293 we  
23294 ever 23136 ever
23295 attain,​ 23137 attain,​
23296 bythese 23138 by
  23139 these
23297 conjectures 23140 conjectures
23298 and 23141 and
23299 fictions,​ 23142 fictions,​
23300 is 23143 is
23301 to 23144 to
23302 ascertain 23145 ascertain
23303 the 23146 thebare
23304 bare  
23305 possibility 23147 possibility
23306 of 23148 of
23307 our 23149 our
23308 opinion}Natural 23150 opinion;​
23309 Religion.​  
23310 191nion  
23311 ;​  
23312 but 23151 but
23313 never 23152 never
23314 can 23153 can
23315 we,​ 23154 we,​
23316 upon 23155 upon
23317 such 23156 such
23318 Partterms,​ 23157 terms,​establish
23319 establish  
23320 its 23158 its
23321 reality.​ 23159 reality.​The
23322 v^wThe  
23323 only 23160 only
23324 method 23161 method
23325 of 23162 of
23326 supporting 23163 supporting
23327 divine 23164 Divine
23328 benevolence 23165 benevolence,​
23329 (and 23166 and
23330 it 23167 it
23331 is 23168 is
23332 what 23169 what
23333 I 23170 Iwillingly
23334 willingly 23171 embrace,​
23335 embrace)​  
23336 is 23172 is
23337 to 23173 to
23338 deny 23174 deny
23339 absolutelythe 23175 absolutely
  23176 the
23340 misery 23177 misery
23341 and 23178 and
23342 wickedness 23179 wickedness
23343 of 23180 ofman.​
23344 man.​Your 23181 Your
23345 representations 23182 representations
23346 are 23183 are
23347 exaggerated;​your 23184 exaggerated;​
  23185 your
23348 melancholy 23186 melancholy
23349 views 23187 views
23350 mostly 23188 mostlyfictitious;​
23351 fictitious  
23352 ;​  
23353 your 23189 your
23354 inferences 23190 inferences
23355 contrary 23191 contrary
23356 to 23192 to
23357 factand 23193 fact
  23194 and
23358 experience.​ 23195 experience.​
23359 Health 23196 Health
23360 is 23197 ismore
23361 more  
23362 common 23198 common
23363 than 23199 than
23364 sickness 23200 sickness;​
23365 ;​  
23366 pleasure 23201 pleasure
23367 than 23202 than
23368 pain 23203 pain;​
23369 ;​happiness 23204 happiness
23370 than 23205 than
23371 misery.​ 23206 misery.​
23372 And 23207 Andfor
23373 for 23208 one
23374 onevexation 23209 vexation
23375 which 23210 which
23376 we 23211 we
23377 meet 23212 meet
23378 with,​ 23213 with,​
23379 we 23214 we
23380 attain,​ 23215 attain,​
23381 upon 23216 upon
23382 computation,​ 23217 computation,​
23383 a 23218 ahundred
23384 hundred  
23385 enjoyments.​Admitting 23219 enjoyments.​Admitting
23386 your 23220 your
23387 position,​ 23221 position,​
23388 repliedPhilo,​ 23222 replied
  23223 PHILO,​
23389 which 23224 which
23390 yet 23225 yet
23391 is 23226 is
23392 extremely 23227 extremely
23393 doubtful 23228 doubtful,​you
23394 ;​ 23229 must
23395 you  
23396 must,​  
23397 at 23230 at
23398 the 23231 the
23399 same 23232 same
23400 time,​ 23233 time
23401 allow,​that,​ 23234 allow,​
  23235 that
23402 if 23236 if
23403 pain 23237 pain
23404 be 23238 be
23405 less 23239 less
23406 frequent 23240 frequent
23407 than 23241 thanpleasure,​
23408 pleasure,​  
23409 it 23242 it
23410 is 23243 is
23411 infinitely 23244 infinitely
23412 more 23245 more
23413 violent 23246 violent
23414 anddurable.​ 23247 and
  23248 durable.​
23415 One 23249 One
23416 hour 23250 hour
23417 of 23251 of
23418 it 23252 it
23419 is 23253 isoften
23420 often 23254 able
23421 able' 23255 to
23422 io  
23423 outweigh 23256 outweigh
23424 a 23257 a
23425 day,​ 23258 day,​
23426 a 23259 a
23427 week,​ 23260 week,​
23428 a 23261 a
23429 month 23262 month
23430 ofour192 23263 of
23431 Dialogues  
23432 concerningPart  
23433 our 23264 our
23434 common 23265 common
23435 insipid 23266 insipidenjoyments;​
23436 enjoyments:​ 23267 and
23437 And*^r>j  
23438 how 23268 how
23439 many 23269 many
23440 days,​ 23270 days,​
23441 weeks,​ 23271 weeks,​
23442 and 23272 and
23443 months,​ 23273 months,​
23444 arepassed 23274 are
  23275 passed
23445 by 23276 by
23446 several 23277 severalin
23447 in  
23448 the 23278 the
23449 most 23279 most
23450 acute 23280 acute
23451 torments 23281 torments?
23452 ?  
23453 Pleasure,​ 23282 Pleasure,​
23454 scarcely 23283 scarcely
23455 in 23284 in
23456 one 23285 one
23457 instance,​ 23286 instance,​
23458 is 23287 is
23459 ever 23288 everable
23460 able  
23461 to 23289 to
23462 reach 23290 reach
23463 ecstasy 23291 ecstasy
23464 andrapture:​ 23292 and
23465 And 23293 rapture;​
  23294 and
23466 in 23295 in
23467 no 23296 no
23468 one 23297 one
23469 instance 23298 instance
23470 can 23299 can
23471 itcontinue 23300 it
23472 for 23301 continuefor
23473 any 23302 any
23474 time 23303 time
23475 at 23304 at
23476 its 23305 its
23477 highest 23306 highest
23478 pitchand 23307 pitch
  23308 and
23479 altitude.​ 23309 altitude.​
23480 The 23310 The
23481 spirits 23311 spirits
23482 evaporate 23312 evaporate,​the
23483 ;​ 23313 nerves
23484 thenerves 23314 relax,​
23485 relax  
23486 ;​  
23487 the 23315 the
23488 fabric 23316 fabric
23489 is 23317 is
23490 disordered 23318 disordered,​
23491 ;​and 23319 and
23492 the 23320 the
23493 enjoyment 23321 enjoyment
23494 quickly 23322 quicklydegenerates
23495 degeneratesinto 23323 into
23496 fatigue 23324 fatigue
23497 and 23325 and
23498 uneasiness.​ 23326 uneasiness.​
23499 But 23327 But
23500 painoften,​ 23328 pain
  23329 often,​
23501 good 23330 good
23502 God,​ 23331 God,​
23503 how 23332 howoften!
23504 often!  
23505 rises 23333 rises
23506 totorture 23334 to
  23335 torture
23507 and 23336 and
23508 agony;​ 23337 agony;​
23509 and 23338 and
23510 the 23339 the
23511 longer 23340 longer
23512 itcontinues,​  
23513 it 23341 it
23514 becomes 23342 continues,​
  23343 itbecomes
23515 still 23344 still
23516 more 23345 more
23517 genuineagony 23346 genuine
  23347 agony
23518 and 23348 and
23519 torture.​ 23349 torture.​
23520 Patience 23350 Patience
23521 is 23351 is
23522 exhausted 23352 exhausted,​courage
23523 ;​ 23353 languishes,​
23524 courage 23354 melancholy
23525 languishes 23355 seizes
23526 ;​ 23356 us,​
23527 melancholyseizes  
23528 us  
23529 ;​  
23530 and 23357 and
23531 nothing 23358 nothing
23532 terminates 23359 terminates
23533 ourmisery 23360 ourmisery
23534 but 23361 but
23535 the 23362 the
23536 removal 23363 removal
23537 of 23364 of
23538 its 23365 its
23539 cause,​ 23366 cause,​
23540 oranother 23367 or
  23368 another
23541 event,​ 23369 event,​
23542 which 23370 which
23543 is 23371 is
23544 the 23372 the
23545 sole 23373 solecure
23546 cure 23374 of
23547 ofall 23375 all
23548 evil,​ 23376 evil,​
23549 but 23377 but
23550 which,​ 23378 which,​
23551 from 23379 from
23552 our 23380 our
23553 naturalfolly,​ 23381 natural
  23382 folly,​
23554 we 23383 we
23555 regard 23384 regard
23556 with 23385 with
23557 still 23386 stillgreater
23558 greater  
23559 horror 23387 horror
23560 and 23388 and
23561 consternation.​But 23389 consternation.​But
23562 not 23390 not
23563 to 23391 to
23564 insist 23392 insist
23565 upon 23393 upon
23566 these 23394 these
23567 topics,​con-​Natural 23395 topics,​
23568 Religion.​ 23396 continued
23569 193continued 23397 PHILO,​
23570 Phi  
23571 lo,​  
23572 though 23398 though
23573 most 23399 mostobvious,​
23574 obvious,​ 23400 certain,​
23575 Partcertain,​  
23576 and 23401 and
23577 important;​ 23402 important;​
23578 I 23403 I
23579 must 23404 must
23580 use 23405 use
23581 the 23406 the
23582 ^r^>freedom 23407 freedom
23583 to 23408 to
23584 admonish 23409 admonish
23585 you,​ 23410 you,​CLEANTHES,​
23586 Cleanthes,​that 23411 that
23587 you 23412 you
23588 have 23413 have
23589 put 23414 put
23590 the 23415 the
23591 controversy 23416 controversy
23592 upona 23417 upon
  23418 a
23593 most 23419 most
23594 dangerous 23420 dangerous
23595 issue,​ 23421 issue,​and
23596 and  
23597 are 23422 are
23598 unawaresintroducing 23423 unawares
  23424 introducing
23599 a 23425 a
23600 total 23426 total
23601 Scepticism 23427 scepticism
23602 into 23428 into
23603 themost 23429 the
23604 essential 23430 most
23605 articles 23431 essentialarticles
23606 of 23432 of
23607 natural 23433 natural
23608 and 23434 and
23609 revealed 23435 revealed
23610 theology.​ 23436 theology.​
23611 What 23437 What!
23612 !  
23613 no 23438 no
23614 method 23439 method
23615 offixing 23440 of
23616 a 23441 fixing
23617 just 23442 ajust
23618 foundation 23443 foundation
23619 for 23444 for
23620 religion,​unless 23445 religion,​
  23446 unless
23621 we 23447 we
23622 allow 23448 allow
23623 the 23449 the
23624 happiness 23450 happiness
23625 of 23451 of
23626 humanlife,​ 23452 humanlife,​
23627 and 23453 and
23628 maintain 23454 maintain
23629 a 23455 a
23630 continued 23456 continued
23631 existenceeven 23457 existence
  23458 even
23632 in 23459 in
23633 this 23460 this
23634 world,​ 23461 world,​
23635 with 23462 with
23636 all 23463 all
23637 our 23464 ourpresent
23638 presentpains,​ 23465 pains,​
23639 infirmities,​ 23466 infirmities,​
23640 vexations,​ 23467 vexations,​
23641 and 23468 and
23642 follies,​to 23469 follies,​
  23470 to
23643 be 23471 be
23644 eligible 23472 eligible
23645 and 23473 anddesirable!
23646 desirable  
23647 !  
23648 But 23474 But
23649 this 23475 this
23650 iscontrary 23476 is
  23477 contrary
23651 to 23478 to
23652 every 23479 every
23653 one's 23480 one's
23654 feeling 23481 feeling
23655 and 23482 and
23656 experience:​ 23483 experience:​
23657 It 23484 Itis
23658 is  
23659 contrary 23485 contrary
23660 to 23486 to
23661 an 23487 an
23662 authorityso 23488 authority
  23489 so
23663 established 23490 established
23664 as 23491 as
23665 nothing 23492 nothing
23666 can 23493 can
23667 subvert 23494 subvert.​
23668 :​No 23495 Nodecisive
23669 decisive  
23670 proofs 23496 proofs
23671 can 23497 can
23672 ever 23498 ever
23673 be 23499 be
23674 producedagainst 23500 produced
  23501 against
23675 this 23502 this
23676 authority 23503 authority;​
23677 ;​ 23504 nor
23678 noris 23505 is
23679 it 23506 itpossible
23680 possiblefor 23507 for
23681 you 23508 you
23682 to 23509 to
23683 compute,​ 23510 compute,​
23684 estimate,​ 23511 estimate,​
23685 and 23512 and
23686 compare,​ 23513 compare,​
23687 all 23514 all
23688 the 23515 the
23689 pains 23516 pains
23690 and 23517 and
23691 all 23518 allthe
23692 the 23519 pleasures
23693 pleasuresin 23520 in
23694 the 23521 the
23695 lives 23522 lives
23696 of 23523 of
23697 all 23524 all
23698 men 23525 men
23699 and 23526 and
23700 of 23527 of
23701 all 23528 all
23702 animals 23529 animals:​
23703 :​  
23704 And 23530 And
23705 thus 23531 thus,​
23706 by 23532 byyour
23707 your  
23708 resting 23533 resting
23709 thewhole 23534 the
  23535 whole
23710 system 23536 system
23711 of 23537 of
23712 religion 23538 religion
23713 on 23539 on
23714 a 23540 a
23715 point,​t 23541 point,​
23716 .​.​.​  
23717 which,​194  
23718 Dialogues  
23719 concerningPart  
23720 which,​ 23542 which,​
23721 from 23543 from
23722 its 23544 itsvery
23723 very  
23724 nature,​ 23545 nature,​
23725 must 23546 must
23726 for^~ 23547 for
23727 ever 23548 ever
23728 be 23549 be
23729 uncertain,​ 23550 uncertain,​
23730 you 23551 you
23731 tacitly 23552 tacitly
23732 confess,​that 23553 confess,​
23733 that 23554 that
23734 system 23555 thatsystem
23735 is 23556 is
23736 equally 23557 equally
23737 uncertain.​But 23558 uncertain.​But
23738 allowing 23559 allowing
23739 you,​ 23560 you
23740 what 23561 what
23741 never 23562 never
23742 willbe 23563 will
23743 believed;​ 23564 be
  23565 believed,​
23744 at 23566 at
23745 least,​ 23567 least
23746 what 23568 what
23747 you 23569 you
23748 neverpossibly 23570 neverpossibly
23749 can 23571 can
23750 prove;​ 23572 prove,​
23751 that 23573 that
23752 animal,​ 23574 animal,​
23753 or 23575 or
23754 atleast 23576 at
  23577 least
23755 human 23578 human
23756 happiness,​ 23579 happiness,​
23757 in 23580 in
23758 tins 23581 thislife,​
23759 life,​  
23760 exceeds 23582 exceeds
23761 its 23583 its
23762 misery 23584 misery,​
23763 ;​  
23764 you 23585 you
23765 have 23586 have
23766 yet 23587 yet
23767 donenothing 23588 done
23768 :​ 23589 nothing:​
23769 For 23590 For
23770 this 23591 this
23771 is 23592 is
23772 not,​ 23593 not,​
23773 by 23594 byany
23774 any 23595 means,​
23775 means,​what 23596 what
23776 we 23597 we
23777 expect 23598 expect
23778 from 23599 from
23779 infinite 23600 infinite
23780 power,​infinite 23601 power,​
23781 wi£dom,​  
23782 and  
23783 infinite 23602 infinite
23784 goodness,​Why 23603 wisdom,​
  23604 andinfinite
  23605 goodness.​
  23606 Why
23785 is 23607 is
23786 there 23608 there
23787 any 23609 any
23788 misery 23610 misery
23789 at 23611 at
23790 all 23612 all
23791 in 23613 in
23792 the"world 23614 the
23793 ? 23615 world?
23794 Not-​ 23616 Not
23795 by 23617 bychance
23796 chance  
23797 surely.​ 23618 surely.​
23798 Fromsome 23619 From
  23620 some
23799 cause 23621 cause
23800 then.​ 23622 then.​
23801 Is 23623 Is
23802 it 23624 it
23803 from 23625 from
23804 the 23626 the
23805 intention 23627 intention
23806 of 23628 of
23807 the 23629 theDeity?
23808 Deity  
23809 ?  
23810 But 23630 But
23811 he 23631 he
23812 is 23632 is
23813 perfectlybenevolent.​ 23633 perfectly
  23634 benevolent.​
23814 Is 23635 Is
23815 it 23636 it
23816 contrary 23637 contrary
23817 to 23638 to
23818 his 23639 his
23819 intention? 23640 intention?But
23820 But  
23821 he 23641 he
23822 is 23642 is
23823 almighty.​ 23643 almighty.​
23824 Nothing 23644 Nothing
23825 canfliake 23645 can
  23646 shake
23826 the 23647 the
23827 solidity 23648 solidity
23828 of 23649 of
23829 this 23650 this
23830 reasoning,​ 23651 reasoning,​
23831 soshort,​ 23652 soshort,​
23832 so 23653 so
23833 clear,​ 23654 clear,​
23834 so 23655 so
23835 decisive:​ 23656 decisive;​
23836 except 23657 except
23837 weassert,​ 23658 we
  23659 assert,​
23838 that 23660 that
23839 these 23661 these
23840 subjects 23662 subjectsexceed
23841 exceed  
23842 all 23663 all
23843 human 23664 human
23844 capacity,​ 23665 capacity,​
23845 and 23666 and
23846 that 23667 that
23847 our 23668 our
23848 commonmeasures 23669 common
  23670 measures
23849 of 23671 of
23850 truth 23672 truth
23851 and 23673 andfalsehood
23852 falsehood  
23853 are 23674 are
23854 notapplicable 23675 not
  23676 applicable
23855 to 23677 to
23856 them 23678 them;​
23857 ;​  
23858 a 23679 a
23859 topic,​ 23680 topic
23860 which 23681 which
23861 IhaveNatural 23682 I
23862 Religion.​ 23683 have
23863 195have  
23864 all 23684 all
23865 along 23685 alonginsisted
23866 insisted  
23867 on,​ 23686 on,​
23868 but 23687 but
23869 which 23688 which
23870 ?***you 23689 you
23871 have 23690 have,​
23872 from 23691 from
23873 the 23692 the
23874 beginning 23693 beginning,​
23875 rejected 23694 rejected
23876 i^v^iwith 23695 with
23877 scorn 23696 scornand
23878 and  
23879 indignation.​But 23697 indignation.​But
23880 I 23698 I
23881 will 23699 will
23882 be 23700 be
23883 contented 23701 contented
23884 to 23702 to
23885 retire 23703 retire
23886 stillfrom 23704 still
  23705 from
23887 this 23706 this
23888 intrenchment,​ 23707 entrenchment,​
23889 for 23708 for
23890 I 23709 Ideny
23891 deny 23710 that
23892 thatyou 23711 you
23893 can 23712 can
23894 ever 23713 ever
23895 force 23714 force
23896 me 23715 me
23897 in 23716 in
23898 it:​ 23717 it.​
23899 I 23718 I
23900 will 23719 will
23901 allow,​ 23720 allow,​
23902 that 23721 that
23903 pain 23722 pain
23904 or 23723 or
23905 misery 23724 miseryin
23906 in  
23907 man 23725 man
23908 is 23726 is
23909 compatible 23727 compatible
23910 with 23728 with
23911 infinite 23729 infinite
23912 power 23730 power
23913 and 23731 and
23914 goodness 23732 goodness
23915 in 23733 in
23916 the 23734 the
23917 Deity,​ 23735 Deity,​
23918 even 23736 evenin
23919 in  
23920 your 23737 your
23921 fense 23738 sense
23922 ofthese 23739 of
23923 attributes 23740 these
23924 :​ 23741 attributes:​
23925 What 23742 What
23926 are 23743 are
23927 you 23744 you
23928 advanced 23745 advanced
23929 by 23746 by
23930 all 23747 all
23931 these 23748 theseconcessions?
23932 concessions  
23933 ?  
23934 A 23749 A
23935 mere 23750 mere
23936 possible 23751 possible
23937 compatibility 23752 compatibility
23938 is 23753 is
23939 not 23754 not
23940 sufficient.​ 23755 sufficient.​
23941 Youmust 23756 You
23942 prove 23757 mustprove
23943 these 23758 these
23944 pure,​ 23759 pure,​
23945 unmixt,​ 23760 unmixed,​
23946 and 23761 and
23947 uncontrollable 23762 uncontrollable
23948 attributes 23763 attributes
23949 from 23764 from
23950 the 23765 the
23951 presentmixt 23766 presentmixed
23952 and 23767 and
23953 confused 23768 confused
23954 phenomena,​ 23769 phenomena,​
23955 andfrom 23770 and
  23771 from
23956 these 23772 these
23957 alone.​ 23773 alone.​
23958 A 23774 A
23959 hopeful 23775 hopefulundertaking!
23960 undertaking  
23961 !  
23962 Were 23776 Were
23963 the 23777 the
23964 phenomena 23778 phenomena
23965 ever 23779 ever
23966 so 23780 so
23967 pureand 23781 pure
23968 unmixt,​ 23782 and
  23783 unmixed,​
23969 yet 23784 yet
23970 being 23785 beingfinite,​
23971 finite,​  
23972 they 23786 they
23973 wouldbe 23787 would
  23788 be
23974 insufficient 23789 insufficient
23975 for 23790 for
23976 that 23791 that
23977 purpose.​ 23792 purpose.​
23978 Howmuch 23793 How
  23794 much
23979 more,​ 23795 more,​
23980 where 23796 wherethey
23981 they  
23982 are 23797 are
23983 also 23798 also
23984 so 23799 so
23985 jarring 23800 jarring
23986 and 23801 and
23987 discordant?Here,​ 23802 discordant!Here,​
23988 Cleanthes,​ 23803 CLEANTHES,​
23989 I 23804 I
23990 find 23805 find
23991 myself 23806 myself
23992 atease196 23807 at
23993 Dialogues  
23994 concerningPARt  
23995 ease 23808 ease
23996 in 23809 in
23997 my 23810 my
23998 argument.​ 23811 argument.​
23999 Here 23812 Here
24000 I 23813 I
24001 triumph.​Formerly,​ 23814 triumph.​Formerly,​
24002 when 23815 when
24003 we 23816 we
24004 argued 23817 argued
24005 concerningthe 23818 concerning
  23819 the
24006 natural 23820 natural
24007 attributes 23821 attributes
24008 of 23822 ofintelligence
24009 intelligence 23823 and
24010 anddesign,​ 23824 design,​
24011 I 23825 I
24012 needed 23826 needed
24013 all 23827 all
24014 my 23828 my
24015 sceptical 23829 sceptical
24016 andmetaphysical 23830 and
24017 subtilty 23831 metaphysicalsubtlety
24018 to 23832 to
24019 elude 23833 elude
24020 yourgrasp.​ 23834 your
  23835 grasp.​
24021 In 23836 In
24022 many 23837 many
24023 views 23838 views
24024 of 23839 of
24025 the 23840 the
24026 universe,​and 23841 universe,​
  23842 and
24027 of 23843 of
24028 its 23844 itsparts,​
24029 parts,​  
24030 particularly 23845 particularly
24031 the 23846 the
24032 latter,​the 23847 latter,​
  23848 the
24033 beauty 23849 beauty
24034 and 23850 and
24035 fitness 23851 fitness
24036 of 23852 of
24037 final 23853 final
24038 causesstrike 23854 causesstrike
24039 us 23855 us
24040 with 23856 with
24041 such 23857 such
24042 irresistible 23858 irresistible
24043 force,​ 23859 force,​
24044 thatall 23860 that
  23861 all
24045 objections 23862 objections
24046 appear 23863 appear
24047 {what 23864 (whatI
24048 I 23865 believe
24049 believethey 23866 they
24050 really 23867 really
24051 are)​ 23868 are)​
24052 mere 23869 mere
24053 cavils 23870 cavils
24054 and 23871 and
24055 sophisms;​ 23872 sophisms;​
24056 nor 23873 nor
24057 can 23874 can
24058 we 23875 we
24059 then 23876 thenimagine
24060 imagine 23877 how
24061 howit 23878 it
24062 was 23879 was
24063 ever 23880 ever
24064 possible 23881 possible
24065 for 23882 for
24066 us 23883 us
24067 to 23884 to
24068 repose 23885 repose
24069 anyweight 23886 any
  23887 weight
24070 on 23888 on
24071 them.​ 23889 them.​
24072 But 23890 Butthere
24073 there  
24074 is 23891 is
24075 no 23892 no
24076 viewof 23893 view
  23894 of
24077 human 23895 human
24078 life,​ 23896 life,​
24079 or 23897 or
24080 of 23898 of
24081 the 23899 the
24082 condition 23900 condition
24083 ofmankind,​ 23901 of
24084 from 23902 mankind,​
24085 which,​ 23903 fromwhich,​
24086 without 23904 without
24087 thegreatest 23905 the
  23906 greatest
24088 violence,​ 23907 violence,​
24089 we 23908 we
24090 can 23909 can
24091 infer 23910 infer
24092 the 23911 the
24093 moral 23912 moral
24094 attributes,​ 23913 attributes,​or
24095 or  
24096 learn 23914 learn
24097 that 23915 that
24098 infinite 23916 infinite
24099 benevolence,​ 23917 benevolence,​
24100 conjoined 23918 conjoined
24101 with 23919 with
24102 infinite 23920 infinite
24103 powerand 23921 power
24104 infinite 23922 andinfinite
24105 wisdom,​ 23923 wisdom,​
24106 which 23924 which
24107 we 23925 we
24108 mustdiscover 23926 must
  23927 discover
24109 by 23928 by
24110 the 23929 the
24111 eyes 23930 eyes
24112 of 23931 of
24113 faith 23932 faith
24114 alone.​ 23933 alone.​
24115 ,​ 23934 It
24116 Itis 23935 isyour
24117 your  
24118 turn 23936 turn
24119 now 23937 now
24120 to 23938 to
24121 tug 23939 tug
24122 the 23940 the
24123 labouringoar,​ 23941 labouring
  23942 oar,​
24124 and 23943 and
24125 to 23944 to
24126 support 23945 support
24127 your 23946 your
24128 philosophicalsubtilti​es 23947 philosophicalsubtleti​es
24129 against 23948 against
24130 the 23949 the
24131 dictates 23950 dictates
24132 of 23951 of
24133 plainreason 23952 plain
  23953 reason
24134 and 23954 and
24135 experience.​IPART 23955 experience.​PART
24136 XI.​Scruple 23956 11I
  23957 scruple
24137 not 23958 not
24138 to 23959 to
24139 allow,​ 23960 allow,​
24140 said 23961 said
24141 Clean-​ 23962 CLEANTHES,​
24142 PartXTthes,​  
24143 that 23963 that
24144 I 23964 I
24145 have 23965 have
24146 been 23966 been
24147 apt 23967 apt
24148 to 23968 to
24149 suspect 23969 suspectthe
24150 the  
24151 frequent 23970 frequent
24152 repetition 23971 repetition
24153 ofthe 23972 of
24154 wordinfinite,​ 23973 the
  23974 word
  23975 infinite,​
24155 which 23976 which
24156 we 23977 we
24157 meet 23978 meet
24158 with 23979 with
24159 in 23980 in
24160 all 23981 alltheological
24161 theological  
24162 writers,​ 23982 writers,​
24163 to 23983 to
24164 savour 23984 savour
24165 more 23985 more
24166 of 23986 of
24167 panegyric 23987 panegyric
24168 than 23988 than
24169 of 23989 of
24170 philosophy 23990 philosophy;​
24171 ;​ 23991 andthat
24172 and 23992 any
24173 thatany  
24174 purposes 23993 purposes
24175 of 23994 of
24176 reasoning,​ 23995 reasoning,​
24177 and 23996 and
24178 even 23997 even
24179 ofreligion,​ 23998 of
  23999 religion,​
24180 would 24000 would
24181 be 24001 be
24182 better 24002 betterserved,​
24183 served,​ 24003 were
24184 werewe 24004 we
24185 to 24005 to
24186 rest 24006 rest
24187 contented 24007 contented
24188 with 24008 with
24189 more 24009 more
24190 accurate 24010 accurate
24191 and 24011 and
24192 more 24012 more
24193 moderate 24013 moderateexpressions.​
24194 expressions.​The 24014 The
24195 terms,​ 24015 terms,​
24196 admirable,​ 24016 admirable,​
24197 excellent,​ 24017 excellent,​
24198 superlatively 24018 superlatively
24199 great,​ 24019 great,​
24200 ivise,​ 24020 wise,​and
24201 and  
24202 holy;​ 24021 holy;​
24203 these 24022 these
24204 sufficiently 24023 sufficiently
24205 fill 24024 fill
24206 the 24025 the
24207 imaginations 24026 imaginations
24208 of 24027 of
24209 men;​and 24028 men;​
  24029 and
24210 any 24030 any
24211 thing 24031 thingbeyond,​
24212 beyond,​  
24213 besides 24032 besides
24214 that 24033 that
24215 itleads 24034 it
  24035 leads
24216 into 24036 into
24217 absurdities,​ 24037 absurdities,​
24218 has 24038 has
24219 no 24039 no
24220 influenceon 24040 influence
24221 the 24041 on
24222 affections 24042 theaffections
24223 or 24043 or
24224 sentiments.​ 24044 sentiments.​
24225 Thus,​N 24045 Thus,​
24226 ia198  
24227 Dialogues  
24228 concerningT**T  
24229 in 24046 in
24230 the 24047 the
24231 present 24048 present
24232 subject,​ 24049 subject,​
24233 if 24050 if
24234 we 24051 we
24235 abandonall 24052 abandon
24236 human 24053 allhuman
24237 analogy,​ 24054 analogy,​
24238 as 24055 as
24239 seems 24056 seems
24240 your 24057 your
24241 intention,​ 24058 intention,​
24242 Demea,​ 24059 DEMEA,​
24243 I 24060 I
24244 am 24061 am
24245 afraid 24062 afraid
24246 we 24063 we
24247 abandonall 24064 abandon
24248 religion,​ 24065 allreligion,​
24249 and 24066 and
24250 retain 24067 retain
24251 no 24068 no
24252 conception 24069 conception
24253 ofthe 24070 of
  24071 the
24254 great 24072 great
24255 object 24073 object
24256 of 24074 of
24257 our 24075 our
24258 adoration.​ 24076 adoration.​If
24259 If 24077 we
24260 wepreserve 24078 preserve
24261 human 24079 human
24262 analogy,​ 24080 analogy,​
24263 we 24081 we
24264 must 24082 must
24265 forever 24083 for
  24084 ever
24266 find 24085 find
24267 it 24086 it
24268 impossible 24087 impossible
24269 to 24088 toreconcile
24270 reconcile 24089 any
24271 anymixture 24090 mixture
24272 of 24091 of
24273 evil 24092 evil
24274 in 24093 in
24275 the 24094 the
24276 universe 24095 universe
24277 with 24096 with
24278 infinite 24097 infinite
24279 attributes;​ 24098 attributes;​much
24280 much 24099 less
24281 less,​  
24282 can 24100 can
24283 we 24101 we
24284 everprove 24102 ever
  24103 prove
24285 the 24104 the
24286 latter 24105 latter
24287 from 24106 from
24288 the 24107 the
24289 former.​ 24108 former.​
24290 Butsupposing 24109 But
24291 the 24110 supposing
24292 Author 24111 theAuthor
24293 of 24112 of
24294 Nature 24113 Nature
24295 to 24114 to
24296 befinitely 24115 be
  24116 finitely
24297 perfect,​ 24117 perfect,​
24298 though 24118 though
24299 far 24119 far
24300 exceedingmankind 24120 exceeding
24301 ;​ 24121 mankind,​
24302 a 24122 asatisfactory
24303 satisfactory  
24304 account 24123 account
24305 maythen 24124 may
  24125 then
24306 be 24126 be
24307 given 24127 given
24308 of 24128 of
24309 natural 24129 natural
24310 and 24130 and
24311 moral 24131 moral
24312 evil,​and 24132 evil,​
24313 every 24133 andevery
24314 untoward,​phenomenon 24134 untoward
  24135 phenomenon
24315 be 24136 be
24316 explained 24137 explained
24317 and 24138 and
24318 adjusted.​ 24139 adjusted.​
24319 A 24140 A
24320 less 24141 less
24321 evil 24142 evil
24322 maythen 24143 may
24323 be 24144 thenbe
24324 chosen,​ 24145 chosen,​
24325 in 24146 in
24326 order 24147 order
24327 to 24148 to
24328 avoid 24149 avoid
24329 agreater:​ 24150 a
24330 Inconveniencies 24151 greater;​
  24152 inconveniences
24331 be 24153 be
24332 submittedto,​ 24154 submitted
24333 in 24155 to,​in
24334 order 24156 order
24335 to 24157 to
24336 reach 24158 reach
24337 a 24159 a
24338 desirable 24160 desirable
24339 end:​And 24161 end;​
  24162 and
24340 in 24163 in
24341 a 24164 a
24342 word,​ 24165 word,​
24343 benevolence,​ 24166 benevolence,​
24344 regulatedby 24167 regulatedby
24345 wisdom,​ 24168 wisdom,​
24346 and 24169 and
24347 limited 24170 limited
24348 by 24171 by
24349 necessity,​may 24172 necessity,​
  24173 may
24350 produce 24174 produce
24351 just 24175 just
24352 such 24176 such
24353 a 24177 a
24354 world 24178 world
24355 as 24179 as
24356 thepresent.​ 24180 thepresent.​
24357 You,​ 24181 You,​
24358 Philo,​ 24182 PHILO,​
24359 who 24183 who
24360 are 24184 are
24361 so 24185 so
24362 promptat 24186 prompt
  24187 at
24363 starting 24188 starting
24364 views,​ 24189 views,​
  24190 andreflections,​
24365 and 24191 and
24366 reflections,​ 24192 analogies,​
24367 andanalogies  
24368 ;​Natural  
24369 Religion  
24370 199analogies;​  
24371 I 24193 I
24372 would 24194 would
24373 gladly 24195 gladly
24374 hearj 24196 hear,​
24375 at 24197 at
24376 length,​ 24198 length,​
24377 ^£*"rwithout 24199 withoutinterruption,​
24378 interruption,​  
24379 your 24200 your
24380 opinion 24201 opinion
24381 ofthis 24202 of
  24203 this
24382 new 24204 new
24383 theory 24205 theory;​
24384 ;​  
24385 and 24206 and
24386 if 24207 if
24387 it 24208 it
24388 deserve 24209 deserve
24389 ourattention,​ 24210 ourattention,​
24390 we 24211 we
24391 may 24212 may
24392 afterwards,​ 24213 afterwards,​
24393 at 24214 at
24394 moreleisure,​ 24215 more
  24216 leisure,​
24395 reduce 24217 reduce
24396 it 24218 it
24397 into 24219 into
24398 form.​My 24220 form.​My
24399 sentiments,​ 24221 sentiments,​
24400 replied 24222 replied
24401 Philo,​ 24223 PHILO,​
24402 arenot 24224 are
  24225 not
24403 worth 24226 worth
24404 being 24227 being
24405 made 24228 made
24406 a 24229 a
24407 mystery 24230 mystery
24408 of 24231 of;​
24409 jand 24232 andtherefore,​
24410 therefore,​  
24411 without 24233 without
24412 any 24234 any
24413 ceremony,​ 24235 ceremony,​
24414 Ishall 24236 I
  24237 shall
24415 deliver 24238 deliver
24416 what 24239 what
24417 occurs 24240 occurs
24418 to 24241 to
24419 me 24242 me
24420 withregard 24243 withregard
24421 to 24244 to
24422 the 24245 the
24423 present 24246 present
24424 subject.​ 24247 subject.​
24425 It 24248 It
24426 must,​I 24249 must,​
  24250 I
24427 think,​ 24251 think,​
24428 be 24252 be
24429 allowed,​ 24253 allowed,​
24430 that,​ 24254 that
24431 if 24255 if
24432 a 24256 avery
24433 very  
24434 limited 24257 limited
24435 intelligence,​ 24258 intelligence,​
24436 whom 24259 whom
24437 we 24260 we
24438 mall 24261 shall
24439 suppose 24262 suppose
24440 utterly 24263 utterly
24441 unacquainted 24264 unacquaintedwith
24442 with  
24443 the 24265 the
24444 universe,​ 24266 universe,​
24445 were 24267 were
24446 assured,​ 24268 assured,​
24447 that 24269 that
24448 it 24270 it
24449 were 24271 were
24450 theproduction 24272 the
  24273 production
24451 of 24274 of
24452 a 24275 a
24453 very 24276 verygood,​
24454 good,​  
24455 wise,​ 24277 wise,​
24456 andpowerful 24278 and
  24279 powerful
24457 Being,​ 24280 Being,​
24458 however 24281 however
24459 finite,​ 24282 finite,​
24460 hewould,​ 24283 he
  24284 would,​
24461 from 24285 from
24462 his 24286 hisconjectures,​
24463 Conjectures,​  
24464 form 24287 form
24465 beforehand 24288 beforehand
24466 a 24289 a
24467 different 24290 different
24468 notion 24291 notion
24469 of 24292 of
24470 it 24293 it
24471 fromwhat 24294 from
  24295 what
24472 we 24296 we
24473 find 24297 findit
24474 it  
24475 to 24298 to
24476 be 24299 be
24477 by 24300 by
24478 experience 24301 experience;​
24479 ;​nor 24302 nor
24480 would 24303 would
24481 he 24304 he
24482 ever 24305 ever
24483 imagine,​ 24306 imagine,​
24484 merelyfrom 24307 merely
24485 these 24308 from
24486 attributes 24309 theseattributes
24487 of 24310 of
24488 the 24311 the
24489 cause,​ 24312 cause,​
24490 ofwhich 24313 of
  24314 which
24491 he 24315 he
24492 is 24316 is
24493 informed,​ 24317 informed,​
24494 that 24318 that
24495 the 24319 the
24496 effectcould 24320 effect
24497 be 24321 couldbe
24498 so 24322 so
24499 full 24323 full
24500 of 24324 of
24501 vice 24325 vice
24502 and 24326 and
24503 misery 24327 misery
24504 andN 24328 and
24505 a  
24506 disorder,​200  
24507 Dialogues  
24508 concerningPart  
24509 disorder,​ 24329 disorder,​
24510 as 24330 as
24511 it 24331 it
24512 appears 24332 appears
24513 in 24333 in
24514 this 24334 this
24515 life.​ 24335 life.​Supposing
24516 Sup-​wo  
24517 posing  
24518 now,​ 24336 now,​
24519 that 24337 that
24520 this 24338 this
24521 person 24339 person
24522 werebrought 24340 were
  24341 brought
24523 into 24342 into
24524 the 24343 the
24525 world,​ 24344 world,​
24526 still 24345 stillassured
24527 assuredthat 24346 that
24528 it 24347 it
24529 was 24348 was
24530 the 24349 the
24531 workmanship 24350 workmanship
24532 of 24351 of
24533 such 24352 such
24534 asublime 24353 a
  24354 sublime
24535 and 24355 and
24536 benevolent 24356 benevolentBeing;​
24537 Being;​ 24357 he
24538 hemight,​ 24358 might,​
24539 perhaps,​ 24359 perhaps,​
24540 be 24360 be
24541 surprised 24361 surprised
24542 at 24362 at
24543 the 24363 the
24544 disappointment 24364 disappointment;​
24545 ;​  
24546 but 24365 but
24547 would 24366 wouldnever
24548 never 24367 retract
24549 retracthis 24368 his
24550 former 24369 former
24551 belief,​ 24370 belief,​
24552 if 24371 if
24553 founded 24372 founded
24554 on 24373 on
24555 anyvery 24374 any
  24375 very
24556 solid 24376 solid
24557 argument 24377 argument;​since
24558 ;​  
24559 since  
24560 such 24378 such
24561 a 24379 a
24562 limited 24380 limited
24563 intelligence 24381 intelligence
24564 must 24382 must
24565 be 24383 be
24566 sensible 24384 sensible
24567 ofhis 24385 of
  24386 his
24568 own 24387 own
24569 blindness 24388 blindnessand
24570 and  
24571 ignorance,​ 24389 ignorance,​
24572 andmust 24390 and
  24391 must
24573 allow,​ 24392 allow,​
24574 that 24393 that
24575 there 24394 there
24576 may 24395 may
24577 be 24396 be
24578 manysolutions 24397 many
  24398 solutions
24579 of 24399 of
24580 those 24400 thosephenomena,​
24581 phenomena,​ 24401 which
24582 whichwill 24402 will
24583 for 24403 for
24584 ever 24404 ever
24585 escape 24405 escape
24586 his 24406 his
24587 comprehension.​But 24407 comprehension.​
24588 supposing,​ 24408 But
24589 which 24409 supposing,​which
24590 is 24410 is
24591 the 24411 the
24592 real 24412 real
24593 cafewith 24413 case
  24414 with
24594 regard 24415 regard
24595 to 24416 to
24596 man,​ 24417 man,​
24597 that 24418 that
24598 this 24419 this
24599 creatureis 24420 creature
24600 not 24421 is
24601 antecedently 24422 notantecedently
24602 convinced 24423 convinced
24603 of 24424 of
24604 asupreme 24425 a
  24426 supreme
24605 intelligence,​ 24427 intelligence,​
24606 benevolent,​ 24428 benevolent,​
24607 andpowerful,​ 24429 andpowerful,​
24608 but 24430 but
24609 is 24431 is
24610 left 24432 left
24611 to 24433 to
24612 gather 24434 gather
24613 such 24435 such
24614 abelief 24436 a
  24437 belief
24615 from 24438 from
24616 the 24439 the
24617 appearances 24440 appearances
24618 of 24441 ofthings;​
24619 things;​this 24442 this
24620 entirely 24443 entirely
24621 alters 24444 alters
24622 the 24445 the
24623 case,​ 24446 case,​
24624 nor 24447 nor
24625 will 24448 will
24626 heever 24449 he
  24450 ever
24627 find 24451 find
24628 any 24452 any
24629 reason 24453 reasonfor
24630 for  
24631 such 24454 such
24632 a 24455 a
24633 conclusion.​ 24456 conclusion.​
24634 He 24457 He
24635 may 24458 may
24636 be 24459 be
24637 fully 24460 fully
24638 convinced 24461 convinced
24639 ofthe 24462 of
  24463 the
24640 narrow 24464 narrow
24641 limits 24465 limits
24642 ofhis 24466 ofhis
24643 understanding 24467 understanding;​
24644 ;​butNatural 24468 but
24645 Religion.​  
24646 201but  
24647 this 24469 this
24648 will 24470 will
24649 not 24471 not
24650 help 24472 help
24651 him 24473 him
24652 in 24474 in
24653 forming 24475 forming
24654 P**Tan 24476 an
24655 inference 24477 inferenceconcerning
24656 concerning  
24657 the 24478 the
24658 goodness 24479 goodness
24659 <~~*~~>of 24480 of
24660 superior 24481 superior
24661 powers,​ 24482 powers,​
24662 since 24483 since
24663 he 24484 he
24664 must 24485 must
24665 formthat 24486 form
24666 inference 24487 thatinference
24667 from 24488 from
24668 what 24489 what
24669 he 24490 he
24670 knows,​not 24491 knows,​
  24492 not
24671 from 24493 from
24672 what 24494 what
24673 he 24495 he
24674 is 24496 is
24675 ignorant 24497 ignorant
24676 of.​ 24498 of.​
24677 Themore 24499 The
24678 you 24500 moreyou
24679 exaggerate 24501 exaggerate
24680 his 24502 his
24681 weakness 24503 weakness
24682 andignorance,​ 24504 and
  24505 ignorance,​
24683 the 24506 the
24684 more 24507 more
24685 diffident 24508 diffident
24686 you 24509 you
24687 render 24510 renderhim,​
24688 him,​  
24689 and 24511 and
24690 give 24512 give
24691 him 24513 him
24692 the 24514 the
24693 greater 24515 greater
24694 suspicion 24516 suspicion
24695 that 24517 that
Offset 24699, 687 lines modified Offset 24521, 677 lines modified
24699 beyond 24521 beyond
24700 thereach 24522 thereach
24701 of 24523 of
24702 his 24524 his
24703 faculties.​ 24525 faculties.​
24704 You 24526 You
24705 are 24527 are
24706 obliged,​therefore,​ 24528 obliged,​
  24529 therefore,​
24707 to 24530 to
24708 reason 24531 reason
24709 with 24532 with
24710 him 24533 himmerely
24711 merelyfrom 24534 from
24712 the 24535 the
24713 known 24536 known
24714 phenomena,​ 24537 phenomena,​
24715 and 24538 and
24716 todrop 24539 to
  24540 drop
24717 every 24541 every
24718 arbitrary 24542 arbitrary
24719 supposition 24543 suppositionor
24720 or  
24721 conjecture.​Did 24544 conjecture.​Did
24722 I 24545 I
24723 show 24546 show
24724 you 24547 you
24725 a 24548 a
24726 house 24549 house
24727 or 24550 or
24728 palace,​where 24551 palace,​
  24552 where
24729 there 24553 there
24730 was 24554 was
24731 not 24555 not
24732 one 24556 one
24733 apartmentconvenient 24557 apartmentconvenient
24734 or 24558 or
24735 agreeable;​ 24559 agreeable;​
24736 where 24560 where
24737 thewindows,​ 24561 the
  24562 windows,​
24738 doors,​ 24563 doors,​
24739 fires,​ 24564 fires,​
24740 passages,​ 24565 passages,​stairs,​
24741 stairs,​and 24566 and
24742 the 24567 the
24743 whole 24568 whole
24744 œconomy 24569 economy
24745 of 24570 of
24746 the 24571 the
24747 building,​ 24572 building,​
24748 were 24573 were
24749 the 24574 the
24750 source 24575 source
24751 of 24576 of
24752 noise,​ 24577 noise,​confusion,​
24753 confusion,​  
24754 fatigue,​ 24578 fatigue,​
24755 darkness,​ 24579 darkness,​
24756 and 24580 and
24757 the 24581 the
24758 extremes 24582 extremes
24759 of 24583 of
24760 heat 24584 heat
24761 and 24585 and
24762 cold;​ 24586 cold;​
24763 you 24587 youwould
24764 wouldcertainly 24588 certainly
24765 blame 24589 blame
24766 the 24590 the
24767 contrivance,​ 24591 contrivance,​
24768 with-​N 24592 without
24769 3  
24770 out202  
24771 Dialogues  
24772 concerningPart  
24773 q^  
24774 any 24593 any
24775 farther 24594 further
24776 examination.​ 24595 examination.​The
24777 The 24596 architect
24778 ar-​ww  
24779 chitect  
24780 would 24597 would
24781 in 24598 in
24782 vain 24599 vain
24783 display 24600 display
24784 his 24601 his
24785 sub-​tilty,​ 24602 subtlety,​
24786 and 24603 and
24787 prove 24604 prove
24788 to 24605 to
24789 you,​ 24606 you,​
24790 that 24607 thatif
24791 if 24608 this
24792 thisdoor 24609 door
24793 or 24610 or
24794 that 24611 that
24795 window 24612 window
24796 were 24613 were
24797 altered,​greater 24614 altered,​
  24615 greater
24798 ills 24616 ills
24799 would 24617 would
24800 ensue.​ 24618 ensue.​
24801 What 24619 Whathe
24802 he 24620 says
24803 saysmay 24621 may
24804 be 24622 be
24805 strictly 24623 strictly
24806 true 24624 true:​
24807 :​  
24808 The 24625 The
24809 alteration 24626 alteration
24810 ofone 24627 of
  24628 one
24811 particular,​ 24629 particular,​
24812 while 24630 while
24813 the 24631 theother
24814 other  
24815 parts 24632 parts
24816 ofthe 24633 of
  24634 the
24817 building 24635 building
24818 remain,​ 24636 remain,​
24819 may 24637 may
24820 only 24638 only
24821 augmentthe 24639 augment
24822 inconveniencies.​ 24640 the
24823 But 24641 inconveniences.​But
24824 still 24642 still
24825 you 24643 you
24826 wouldassert 24644 would
  24645 assert
24827 in 24646 in
24828 general,​ 24647 general,​
24829 that,​ 24648 that,​
24830 if 24649 if
24831 the 24650 the
24832 architect 24651 architect
24833 had 24652 had
24834 had 24653 hadskill
24835 skill  
24836 and 24654 and
24837 good 24655 good
24838 intentions,​he 24656 intentions,​
  24657 he
24839 might 24658 might
24840 have 24659 have
24841 formed 24660 formed
24842 such 24661 such
24843 a 24662 a
24844 plan 24663 plan
24845 ofthe 24664 of
24846 whole,​ 24665 the
24847 and 24666 whole,​and
24848 might 24667 might
24849 have 24668 have
24850 adjusted 24669 adjusted
24851 theparts 24670 the
  24671 parts
24852 in 24672 in
24853 such 24673 such
24854 a 24674 a
24855 manner,​ 24675 manner,​
24856 as 24676 as
24857 would 24677 would
24858 haveremedied 24678 haveremedied
24859 all 24679 all
24860 or 24680 or
24861 most 24681 most
24862 of 24682 of
24863 these 24683 these
24864 incon-​veniencies.​ 24684 inconveniences.​
24865 His 24685 His
24866 ignorance,​ 24686 ignorance,​
24867 or 24687 or
24868 evenyour 24688 even
24869 own 24689 yourown
24870 ignorance 24690 ignorance
24871 of 24691 of
24872 such 24692 such
24873 a 24693 a
24874 plan,​will 24694 plan,​
  24695 will
24875 never 24696 never
24876 convince 24697 convince
24877 you 24698 you
24878 of 24699 of
24879 the 24700 theimpossibility
24880 impossibility  
24881 of 24701 of
24882 it.​ 24702 it.​
24883 If 24703 If
24884 you 24704 you
24885 find 24705 find
24886 many 24706 any
24887 incon-​veniencies 24707 inconveniences
24888 and 24708 and
24889 deformities 24709 deformities
24890 in 24710 inthe
24891 the  
24892 building,​ 24711 building,​
24893 you 24712 you
24894 will 24713 will
24895 always,​ 24714 always,​
24896 without 24715 without
24897 enteringinto 24716 entering
  24717 into
24898 any 24718 any
24899 detail,​ 24719 detail,​
24900 condemn 24720 condemnthe
24901 the 24721 architect.​In
24902 architect.​InNatural  
24903 Religictn.​  
24904 103In  
24905 short,​ 24722 short,​
24906 I 24723 I
24907 repeat 24724 repeat
24908 the 24725 the
24909 question:​ 24726 question:​
24910 Is 24727 Is
24911 Pa*tthe 24728 the
24912 world,​ 24729 world,​
24913 considered 24730 considered
24914 in 24731 in
24915 general,​ 24732 general,​
24916 and 24733 andas
24917 «-​^~#as  
24918 it 24734 it
24919 appears 24735 appears
24920 to 24736 to
24921 us 24737 us
24922 in 24738 in
24923 this 24739 this
24924 life,​ 24740 life,​
24925 differentfrom 24741 different
  24742 from
24926 what 24743 what
24927 a 24744 a
24928 man,​ 24745 man,​
24929 or 24746 or
24930 such 24747 such
24931 a 24748 alimited
24932 limitedbeing,​ 24749 being,​
24933 would,​ 24750 would,​
24934 beforehand,​ 24751 beforehand,​
24935 expect 24752 expect
24936 froma 24753 from
  24754 a
24937 very 24755 very
24938 powerful,​ 24756 powerful,​
24939 wise,​ 24757 wise,​
24940 and 24758 andbenevolent
24941 benevolentDeity 24759 Deity?
24942 ?  
24943 It 24760 It
24944 must 24761 must
24945 be 24762 be
24946 strange 24763 strange
24947 prejudice 24764 prejudice
24948 toassert 24765 to
  24766 assert
24949 the 24767 the
24950 contrary.​ 24768 contrary.​And
24951 And  
24952 from 24769 from
24953 thenceI 24770 thence
  24771 I
24954 conclude,​ 24772 conclude,​
24955 that,​ 24773 that
24956 however 24774 however
24957 consistent 24775 consistent
24958 theworld 24776 the
  24777 world
24959 may 24778 may
24960 be,​ 24779 be,​allowing
24961 allowing  
24962 certain 24780 certain
24963 suppositions 24781 suppositions
24964 and 24782 and
24965 conjectures,​ 24783 conjectures,​
24966 with 24784 with
24967 the 24785 the
24968 ideaof 24786 idea
  24787 of
24969 such 24788 such
24970 a 24789 aDeity,​
24971 Deity,​  
24972 it 24790 it
24973 can 24791 can
24974 never 24792 never
24975 afford 24793 afford
24976 usan 24794 us
  24795 an
24977 inference 24796 inference
24978 concerning 24797 concerning
24979 his 24798 his
24980 existence.​The 24799 existence.​
24981 consistence 24800 Theconsistence
24982 is 24801 is
24983 not 24802 not
24984 absolutely 24803 absolutely
24985 denied,​only 24804 denied,​
  24805 only
24986 the 24806 the
24987 inference.​ 24807 inference.​
24988 Conjectures,​ 24808 Conjectures,​especially
24989 especially  
24990 where 24809 where
24991 infinity 24810 infinity
24992 is 24811 is
24993 excluded 24812 excluded
24994 fromthe 24813 from
24995 divine 24814 the
  24815 Divine
24996 attributes,​ 24816 attributes,​
24997 may,​ 24817 mayperhaps
24998 perhaps,​ 24818 be
24999 besufficient 24819 sufficient
25000 to 24820 to
25001 prove 24821 prove
25002 a 24822 a
25003 consistence 24823 consistence,​
25004 ;​ 24824 but
25005 butcan 24825 can
25006 never 24826 never
25007 be 24827 befoundations
25008 foundations  
25009 for 24828 for
25010 any 24829 any
25011 inference.​There 24830 inference.​There
25012 seem 24831 seem
25013 to 24832 to
25014 hefour 24833 be
25015 circumstances,​on 24834 four
  24835 circumstances,​
  24836 on
25016 which 24837 which
25017 depend 24838 depend
25018 all,​ 24839 all,​
25019 or 24840 or
25020 the 24841 the
25021 greatestpart 24842 greatestpart
25022 of 24843 of
25023 the 24844 the
25024 ills,​ 24845 ills,​
25025 that 24846 that
25026 molest 24847 molest
25027 sensibleN 24848 sensible
25028 4 24849 creatures;​
25029 creatures;​«©4  
25030 Dialogues  
25031 concerning**"  
25032 creatures  
25033 ;​  
25034 and 24850 and
25035 it 24851 it
25036 is 24852 is
25037 not 24853 notimpossible
25038 impossible 24854 but
25039 butv^rv  
25040 all 24855 all
25041 these 24856 these
25042 circumstances 24857 circumstances
25043 may 24858 may
25044 be 24859 be
25045 necessaryand 24860 necessary
25046 unavoidable.​ 24861 and
25047 We 24862 unavoidable.​We
25048 know 24863 know
25049 so 24864 so
25050 little 24865 little
25051 beyond 24866 beyond
25052 common 24867 common
25053 life,​ 24868 life,​
25054 or 24869 or
25055 even 24870 even
25056 of 24871 of
25057 commonlife,​ 24872 common
  24873 life,​
25058 that,​ 24874 that,​
25059 with 24875 withregard
25060 regard  
25061 to 24876 to
25062 the 24877 the
25063 œconomyof 24878 economy
  24879 of
25064 a 24880 a
25065 universe,​ 24881 universe,​
25066 there 24882 there
25067 is 24883 is
25068 no 24884 no
25069 conjecture,​however 24885 conjecture,​
25070 wild,​ 24886 howeverwild,​
25071 which 24887 which
25072 may 24888 may
25073 not 24889 not
25074 be 24890 be
25075 just 24891 just;​
25076 ;​nor 24892 nor
25077 any 24893 any
25078 one,​ 24894 one,​
25079 however 24895 however
25080 plausible,​ 24896 plausible,​
25081 whichmay 24897 which
25082 not 24898 maynot
25083 be 24899 be
25084 erroneous.​ 24900 erroneous.​
25085 All 24901 All
25086 that 24902 that
25087 belongs 24903 belongs
25088 to 24904 to
25089 human 24905 human
25090 understanding,​ 24906 understanding,​
25091 in 24907 in
25092 thisdeep 24908 this
25093 ignorance 24909 deepignorance
25094 and 24910 and
25095 obscurity,​ 24911 obscurity,​
25096 is 24912 is
25097 to 24913 to
25098 besceptical,​ 24914 be
  24915 sceptical,​
25099 or 24916 or
25100 at 24917 at
25101 least 24918 least
25102 cautious 24919 cautious,​
25103 ;​ 24920 andnot
25104 and 24921 to
25105 notto  
25106 admit 24922 admit
25107 of 24923 of
25108 any 24924 any
25109 hypothesis 24925 hypothesis
25110 whatever;​much 24926 whatever,​
25111 less,​ 24927 much
  24928 less
25112 of 24929 of
25113 any 24930 any
25114 which 24931 which
25115 is 24932 issupported
25116 supportedby 24933 by
25117 no 24934 no
25118 appearance 24935 appearance
25119 of 24936 of
25120 probability.​ 24937 probability.​
25121 Nowthis 24938 Now,​
  24939 this
25122 I 24940 I
25123 assert 24941 assert
25124 to 24942 to
25125 be 24943 be
25126 the 24944 thecase
25127 case  
25128 with 24945 with
25129 regardto 24946 regard
  24947 to
25130 all 24948 all
25131 the 24949 the
25132 causes 24950 causes
25133 of 24951 of
25134 evil,​ 24952 evil,​
25135 and 24953 and
25136 the 24954 the
25137 circumstances 24955 circumstances
25138 on 24956 onwhich
25139 which  
25140 it 24957 it
25141 depends.​ 24958 depends.​
25142 Noneof 24959 None
  24960 of
25143 them 24961 them
25144 appear 24962 appear
25145 to 24963 to
25146 human 24964 human
25147 reason,​ 24965 reason
25148 inthe 24966 in
  24967 the
25149 least 24968 least
25150 degree,​ 24969 degreenecessary
25151 necessary  
25152 or 24970 or
25153 unarvoidable;​ 24971 unavoidable;​
25154 nor 24972 nor
25155 can 24973 can
25156 we 24974 we
25157 suppose 24975 suppose
25158 themsuch,​ 24976 them
  24977 such,​
25159 without 24978 without
25160 the 24979 theutmost
25161 utmost  
25162 license 24980 license
25163 ofimagination,​The,​Natural 24981 of
25164 Religion.​ 24982 imagination.​The
25165 105The  
25166 first 24983 first
25167 circumstance 24984 circumstance
25168 which 24985 which
25169 intro-​ 24986 introduces
25170 pA".​  
25171 .​  
25172 .​  
25173 XI.​duces  
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25176 that 24989 that
25177 contrivance 24990 contrivance
25178 or 24991 oreconomy
25179 ceco-​  
25180 on*-​L»nomy  
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25182 the 24993 the
25183 animal 24994 animal
25184 creation,​ 24995 creation,​
25185 by 24996 by
25186 whichpains,​ 24997 which
  24998 pains,​
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25188 well 25000 well
25189 as 25001 as
25190 pleasures,​ 25002 pleasures,​
25191 are 25003 areemployed
25192 employed  
25193 to 25004 to
25194 excite 25005 excite
25195 all 25006 all
25196 creatures 25007 creatures
25197 to 25008 to
25198 action,​ 25009 action,​
25199 andmake 25010 and
  25011 make
25200 them 25012 them
25201 vigilant 25013 vigilant
25202 in 25014 in
25203 the 25015 thegreat
25204 great  
25205 work 25016 work
25206 ofself-​preservation.​ 25017 of
  25018 self-​preservation.​
25207 Now 25019 Now
25208 pleasure 25020 pleasure
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  25022 in
25210 its 25023 its
25211 various 25024 variousdegrees,​
25212 degrees,​  
25213 seems 25025 seems
25214 to 25026 to
25215 humanunderstanding 25027 human
  25028 understanding
25216 sufficient 25029 sufficient
25217 for 25030 for
25218 this 25031 this
25219 purpose.​ 25032 purpose.​
25220 All 25033 Allanimals
25221 animals  
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25223 be 25035 be
25224 constantlyin 25036 constantly
  25037 in
25225 a 25038 a
25226 state 25039 state
25227 of 25040 of
25228 enjoyment:​ 25041 enjoyment:​
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25235 necessities 25048 necessities
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25237 nature,​ 25050 nature,​
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25239 as 25052 as
25240 thirst,​ 25053 thirst,​
25241 hunger,​ 25054 hunger,​
25242 weariness 25055 weariness;​instead
25243 ;​  
25244 instead  
25245 of 25056 of
25246 pain,​ 25057 pain,​
25247 they 25058 they
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25249 feela 25060 feel
  25061 a
25250 diminution 25062 diminution
25251 of 25063 of
25252 pleasure,​ 25064 pleasure,​
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25254 whichthey 25066 which
25255 might 25067 theymight
25256 be 25068 be
25257 prompted 25069 prompted
25258 to 25070 to
25259 seek 25071 seek
25260 thatobject 25072 that
  25073 object
25261 which 25074 which
25262 is 25075 is
25263 necessary 25076 necessary
25264 to 25077 to
25265 their 25078 theirsubsistence.​
25266 subsistence.​  
25267 Men 25079 Men
25268 pursue 25080 pursue
25269 pleasure 25081 pleasure
25270 as 25082 as
25271 eagerly 25083 eagerly
25272 as 25084 as
25273 they 25085 they
25274 avoid 25086 avoid
25275 pain 25087 pain;​
25276 ;​  
25277 at 25088 at
25278 least,​ 25089 leastthey
25279 mighthave 25090 might
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25280 been 25092 been
25281 so 25093 so
25282 constituted.​ 25094 constituted.​
25283 It 25095 It
25284 seems,​therefore,​ 25096 seems,​
25285 plainly 25097 therefore,​
25286 possible 25098 plainlypossible
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25288 carry 25100 carry
25289 onthe 25101 on
  25102 the
25290 business 25103 business
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25292 life 25105 life
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25294 any 25107 any
25295 pain.​Why 25108 pain.​
  25109 Why
25296 then 25110 then
25297 is 25111 isany
25298 any  
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25303 such 25117 such
25304 a 25118 a
25305 sensation 25119 sensation?
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25308 animals206 25121 animals
25309 Dialogues 25122 canbe
25310 concerningPart  
25311 mals  
25312 can  
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25316 it 25125 it
25317 an 25126 an
25318 hour,​ 25127 hour,​
25319 theymight 25128 they
  25129 might
25320 enjoy 25130 enjoy
25321 a 25131 a
25322 perpetual 25132 perpetual
25323 exemption 25133 exemption
25324 fromit 25134 from
25325 ;​ 25135 it;​and
25326 and  
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25330 particular 25139 particular
25331 a 25140 a
25332 contrivance 25141 contrivance
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25334 their 25143 their
25335 organs 25144 organs
25336 to 25145 to
25337 produce 25146 producethat
25338 thatfeeling,​ 25147 feeling,​
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25340 to 25149 to
25341 endow 25150 endow
25342 them 25151 them
25343 with 25152 with
25344 sight,​hearing,​ 25153 sight,​
  25154 hearing,​
25345 or 25155 or
25346 any 25156 any
25347 of 25157 of
25348 the 25158 the
25349 senses.​ 25159 senses.​Shall
25350 Shallwe 25160 we
25351 conjecture,​ 25161 conjecture,​
25352 that 25162 that
25353 such 25163 such
25354 a 25164 a
25355 contrivancewas 25165 contrivance
  25166 was
25356 necessary,​ 25167 necessary,​
25357 without 25168 without
25358 any 25169 anyappearance
25359 appearanceof 25170 of
25360 reason 25171 reason?
25361 ?  
25362 and 25172 and
25363 shall 25173 shall
25364 we 25174 we
25365 build 25175 build
25366 on 25176 on
25367 thatconjecture,​ 25177 that
  25178 conjecture
25368 as 25179 as
25369 on 25180 on
25370 the 25181 themost
25371 most 25182 certain
25372 certaintruth?But 25183 truth?But
25373 a 25184 a
25374 capacity 25185 capacity
25375 of 25186 of
25376 pain 25187 pain
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  25190 alone
25379 produce 25191 produce
25380 pain,​ 25192 pain,​
25381 were 25193 were
25382 it 25194 it
25383 not 25195 not
25384 for 25196 for
25385 thesecond 25197 thesecond
Offset 25388, 415 lines modified Offset 25200, 407 lines modified
25388 the 25200 the
25389 conducting 25201 conducting
25390 of 25202 of
25391 the 25203 the
25392 world 25204 world
25393 by 25205 by
25394 general 25206 general
25395 laws 25207 laws;​and
25396 ;​ 25208 this
25397 andthis  
25398 seems 25209 seems
25399 nowise 25210 nowise
25400 necessary 25211 necessary
25401 to 25212 to
25402 a 25213 a
25403 veryperfect 25214 very
  25215 perfect
25404 Being.​ 25216 Being.​
25405 It 25217 It
25406 is 25218 is
25407 true 25219 true,​
25408 ;​ 25220 ifeverything
25409 if  
25410 everything  
25411 were 25221 were
25412 conducted 25222 conducted
25413 by 25223 by
25414 particularvolitions,​ 25224 particular
  25225 volitions,​
25415 the 25226 the
25416 course 25227 course
25417 of 25228 of
25418 nature 25229 naturewould
25419 wouldbe 25230 be
25420 perpetually 25231 perpetually
25421 broken,​ 25232 broken,​
25422 and 25233 and
25423 no 25234 no
25424 mancould 25235 man
  25236 could
25425 employ 25237 employ
25426 his 25238 his
25427 reason 25239 reason
25428 in 25240 in
25429 the 25241 theconduct
25430 conductof 25242 of
25431 life.​ 25243 life.​
25432 But 25244 But
25433 might 25245 might
25434 not 25246 not
25435 other 25247 other
25436 particular 25248 particular
25437 volitions 25249 volitions
25438 remedy 25250 remedy
25439 this 25251 thisinconvenience?
25440 inconvenience?.​•.​.​Natural  
25441 Religion.​  
25442 207ence  
25443 ?  
25444 .​  
25445 In 25252 In
25446 short,​ 25253 short,​
25447 might 25254 might
25448 not 25255 not
25449 the 25256 the
25450 Deity 25257 Deity
25451 P*"exterminate 25258 exterminate
25452 all 25259 all
25453 ill,​ 25260 ill,​wherever
25454 where-​ever  
25455 it 25261 it
25456 were 25262 were
25457 ^^,​to 25263 to
25458 be 25264 be
25459 found 25265 found;​
25460 ;​  
25461 and 25266 and
25462 produce 25267 produce
25463 all 25268 all
25464 good,​without 25269 good,​
25465 any 25270 without
25466 preparation 25271 anypreparation,​
25467 or 25272 or
25468 long 25273 long
25469 progress 25274 progress
25470 of 25275 of
25471 causes 25276 causes
25472 and 25277 and
25473 effects 25278 effects?Besides,​
25474 ?Besides,​  
25475 we 25279 we
25476 must:​ 25280 must
25477 consider,​ 25281 consider,​
25478 that,​according 25282 that,​
  25283 according
25479 to 25284 to
25480 the 25285 the
25481 present 25286 present
25482 œconomy 25287 economy
25483 ofthe 25288 of
25484 world,​ 25289 theworld,​
25485 the 25290 the
25486 course 25291 course
25487 ofNature,​ 25292 of
25488 thoughsupposed 25293 nature,​
  25294 though
  25295 supposed
25489 exactly 25296 exactly
25490 regular,​ 25297 regular,​
25491 yet 25298 yet
25492 to 25299 to
25493 us 25300 usappears
25494 appears  
25495 not 25301 not
25496 so,​ 25302 so,​
25497 and 25303 and
25498 many 25304 many
25499 events 25305 events
25500 are 25306 are
25501 uncertain,​ 25307 uncertain,​
25502 and 25308 and
25503 many 25309 many
25504 disappoint 25310 disappoint
25505 our 25311 ourexpectations.​
25506 expectations.​  
25507 Health 25312 Health
25508 and 25313 and
25509 sickness,​ 25314 sickness,​
25510 calmand 25315 calm
  25316 and
25511 tempest,​ 25317 tempest,​
25512 with 25318 with
25513 an 25319 an
25514 infinite 25320 infinitenumber
25515 numberof 25321 of
25516 other 25322 other
25517 accidents,​ 25323 accidents,​
25518 whose 25324 whose
25519 causes 25325 causes
25520 are 25326 are
25521 unknown 25327 unknown
25522 and 25328 and
25523 variable,​ 25329 variable,​
25524 have 25330 have
25525 a 25331 agreat
25526 great  
25527 influence 25332 influence
25528 both 25333 both
25529 on 25334 on
25530 the 25335 the
25531 fortunes 25336 fortunes
25532 of 25337 of
25533 particular 25338 particular
25534 persons 25339 persons
25535 and 25340 and
25536 on 25341 on
25537 the 25342 theprosperity
25538 prosperity 25343 of
25539 ofpublic 25344 public
25540 societies 25345 societies;​
25541 :​  
25542 and 25346 and
25543 indeed 25347 indeed
25544 all 25348 all
25545 humanlife,​ 25349 human
  25350 life,​
25546 in 25351 in
25547 a 25352 a
25548 manner,​ 25353 manner,​depends
25549 depends  
25550 on 25354 on
25551 such 25355 such
25552 accidents.​ 25356 accidents.​
25553 A 25357 A
25554 being,​ 25358 being,​
25555 therefore,​ 25359 therefore,​
25556 who 25360 who
25557 knowsthe 25361 knows
25558 secret 25362 the
25559 springs 25363 secretsprings
25560 ofthe 25364 of
  25365 the
25561 universe,​ 25366 universe,​
25562 mighteasily,​ 25367 might
  25368 easily,​
25563 by 25369 by
25564 particular 25370 particular
25565 volitions,​ 25371 volitions,​
25566 turn 25372 turn
25567 allthese 25373 allthese
25568 accidents 25374 accidents
25569 to 25375 to
25570 the 25376 the
25571 good 25377 good
25572 of 25378 of
25573 mankind,​and2o8 25379 mankind,​
25574 Dialogues  
25575 concerningPart  
25576 and 25380 and
25577 render 25381 render
25578 the 25382 the
25579 whole 25383 whole
25580 world 25384 world
25581 happy,​^^j 25385 happy,​without
25582 without  
25583 discovering 25386 discovering
25584 himself 25387 himself
25585 in 25388 in
25586 any 25389 any
25587 operation.​ 25390 operation.​
25588 A 25391 A
25589 fleet,​ 25392 fleet,​
25590 whose 25393 whose
25591 purposes 25394 purposeswere
25592 weresalutary 25395 salutary
25593 to 25396 to
25594 society,​ 25397 society,​
25595 might 25398 might
25596 always 25399 always
25597 meetwith 25400 meet
  25401 with
25598 a 25402 a
25599 fair 25403 fair
25600 wind 25404 wind.​
25601 :​ 25405 Goodprinces
25602 Good 25406 enjoy
25603 princes 25407 sound
25604 enjoyfound  
25605 health 25408 health
25606 and 25409 and
25607 long 25410 long
25608 life:​ 25411 life.​
25609 Personsborn 25412 Persons
  25413 born
25610 to 25414 to
25611 power 25415 power
25612 and 25416 andauthority,​
25613 authority,​  
25614 be 25417 be
25615 framed 25418 framed
25616 with 25419 with
25617 good 25420 good
25618 tempers 25421 tempers
25619 and 25422 and
25620 virtuous 25423 virtuous
25621 dispositions.​ 25424 dispositions.​
25622 A 25425 A
25623 few 25426 fewsuch
25624 such  
25625 events 25427 events
25626 as 25428 as
25627 these,​regularly 25429 these,​
  25430 regularly
25628 and 25431 and
25629 wisely 25432 wisely
25630 conducted,​ 25433 conducted,​
25631 wouldchange 25434 would
25632 the 25435 change
25633 face 25436 theface
25634 of 25437 of
25635 the 25438 the
25636 world 25439 world;​
25637 ;​  
25638 and 25440 and
25639 yetwould 25441 yet
  25442 would
25640 no 25443 no
25641 more 25444 more
25642 seem 25445 seem
25643 to 25446 to
25644 disturb 25447 disturb
25645 thecourse 25448 the
25646 of 25449 course
25647 Nature,​ 25450 ofnature,​
25648 or 25451 or
25649 confound 25452 confound
25650 humanconduct,​ 25453 human
  25454 conduct,​
25651 than 25455 than
25652 the 25456 the
25653 present 25457 present
25654 œconomy 25458 economy
25655 ofthings,​ 25459 of
25656 where 25460 things,​where
25657 the 25461 the
25658 causes 25462 causes
25659 are 25463 are
25660 secret,​ 25464 secret,​
25661 andvariable,​ 25465 and
  25466 variable,​
25662 and 25467 and
25663 compounded.​ 25468 compounded.​
25664 Some 25469 Some
25665 smalltouches,​ 25470 smalltouches
25666 given 25471 given
25667 to 25472 to
25668 Caligula's 25473 CALIGULA's
25669 brain 25474 brain
25670 inhis 25475 in
  25476 his
25671 infancy,​ 25477 infancy,​
25672 might 25478 might
25673 have 25479 have
25674 converted 25480 convertedhim
25675 himinto 25481 into
25676 a 25482 a
25677 Trajan 25483 TRAJAN.​
25678 :​ 25484 One
25679 one  
25680 wave,​ 25485 wave,​
25681 a 25486 a
25682 littlehigher 25487 little
  25488 higher
25683 than 25489 than
25684 the 25490 the
25685 rest,​by 25491 rest,​
25686 burying 25492 by
25687 Cæsarand 25493 buryingCAESAR
  25494 and
25688 his 25495 his
25689 fortune 25496 fortune
25690 in 25497 in
25691 the 25498 the
25692 bottom 25499 bottom
25693 of 25500 of
25694 theocean,​ 25501 the
  25502 ocean,​
25695 might 25503 might
25696 have 25504 have
25697 restored 25505 restoredliberty
25698 liberty  
25699 to 25506 to
25700 aconsiderable 25507 a
  25508 considerable
25701 part 25509 part
25702 of 25510 of
25703 mankind.​ 25511 mankind.​
25704 Theremay,​ 25512 There
  25513 may,​
25705 for 25514 for
25706 aught 25515 aught
25707 we 25516 we
25708 know,​ 25517 know,​be
25709 be  
25710 good 25518 good
25711 reasons,​Natural 25519 reasons
25712 Religion.​  
25713 209sons,​  
25714 why 25520 why
25715 Providence 25521 Providence
25716 interposes 25522 interposes
25717 not 25523 not
25718 in 25524 in
25719 Pa*»this 25525 this
25720 manner 25526 manner;​
25721 ;​  
25722 but 25527 but
25723 they 25528 theyare
25724 are  
25725 unknown 25529 unknown
25726 to 25530 to
25727 ^^us 25531 us;​
25728 :​  
25729 and 25532 and
25730 though 25533 though
25731 the 25534 the
25732 mere 25535 mere
25733 supposition,​that 25536 supposition,​
  25537 that
25734 such 25538 such
25735 reasons 25539 reasonsexist,​
25736 exist,​  
25737 may 25540 may
25738 be 25541 be
25739 sufficient 25542 sufficient
25740 x.​osa.​'ve 25543 to
  25544 save
25741 the 25545 the
25742 conclusion 25546 conclusion
25743 concerningthe 25547 concerning
25744 divine 25548 the
25745 attributes,​ 25549 Divineattributes,​
25746 yet 25550 yet
25747 surely 25551 surely
25748 it 25552 it
25749 cannever 25553 can
  25554 never
25750 be 25555 be
25751 sufficient 25556 sufficient
25752 to 25557 to
25753 establish 25558 establish
25754 that 25559 thatconclusion.​If
25755 conclusion.​If  
25756 every 25560 every
25757 thing 25561 thing
25758 in 25562 in
25759 the 25563 the
25760 universe 25564 universe
25761 be 25565 be
25762 conducted 25566 conducted
25763 by 25567 by
25764 general 25568 general
25765 laws,​ 25569 laws,​
25766 and 25570 and
25767 if 25571 ifanimals
25768 animalsbe 25572 be
25769 rendered 25573 rendered
25770 susceptible 25574 susceptible
25771 of 25575 of
25772 pain,​ 25576 pain,​
25773 it 25577 it
25774 scarcely 25578 scarcely
25775 seems 25579 seems
25776 possible 25580 possible
25777 but 25581 butsome
25778 some  
25779 ill 25582 ill
25780 must 25583 must
25781 arisein 25584 arise
  25585 in
25782 the 25586 the
25783 various 25587 various
25784 shocks 25588 shocks
25785 of 25589 of
25786 matter,​ 25590 matter,​
25787 and 25591 and
25788 thevarioiis 25592 the
25789 concurrence 25593 variousconcurrence
25790 and 25594 and
25791 opposition 25595 opposition
25792 ofgeneral 25596 of
25793 laws 25597 general
25794 :​ 25598 laws;​
25795 But 25599 but
25796 this 25600 this
25797 ill 25601 ill
25798 would 25602 would
25799 be 25603 be
25800 veryrare,​ 25604 veryrare,​
25801 were 25605 were
25802 it 25606 it
Offset 25804, 3323 lines modified Offset 25608, 3249 lines modified
25804 for 25608 for
25805 the 25609 the
25806 third 25610 third
25807 circumstance,​ 25611 circumstance,​
25808 which 25612 which
25809 I 25613 I
25810 proposed 25614 proposed
25811 to 25615 tomention,​
25812 mention,​viz.​ 25616 viz.​
25813 the 25617 the
25814 great 25618 great
25815 frugality 25619 frugality
25816 with 25620 with
25817 which 25621 which
25818 allpowers 25622 all
  25623 powers
25819 and 25624 and
25820 faculties 25625 faculties
25821 are 25626 aredistributed
25822 distributed 25627 to
25823 toevery 25628 every
25824 particular 25629 particular
25825 being.​ 25630 being.​
25826 So 25631 So
25827 well 25632 well
25828 adjustedare 25633 adjusted
  25634 are
25829 the 25635 the
25830 organs 25636 organsand
25831 and  
25832 capacities 25637 capacities
25833 of 25638 of
25834 all 25639 all
25835 animals,​ 25640 animals,​
25836 and 25641 and
25837 so 25642 so
25838 well 25643 well
25839 fitted 25644 fitted
25840 to 25645 to
25841 their 25646 their
25842 preservation,​ 25647 preservation,​that,​
25843 that,​  
25844 as 25648 as
25845 far 25649 far
25846 as 25650 as
25847 history 25651 history
25848 or 25652 or
25849 tradition2io 25653 tradition
25850 Dialogues  
25851 concerningPart  
25852 tion  
25853 reaches,​ 25654 reaches,​
25854 there 25655 there
25855 appears 25656 appears
25856 not 25657 not
25857 to 25658 to
25858 be 25659 be
25859 anyc^vj 25660 anysingle
25860 single  
25861 species 25661 species
25862 which 25662 which
25863 has 25663 has
25864 yet 25664 yet
25865 been 25665 been
25866 extinguished 25666 extinguished
25867 in 25667 in
25868 the 25668 the
25869 universe.​ 25669 universe.​
25870 Every 25670 Everyanimal
25871 animalhas 25671 has
25872 the 25672 the
25873 requisite 25673 requisite
25874 endowments 25674 endowments;​
25875 ;​  
25876 but 25675 but
25877 theseendowments 25676 these
  25677 endowments
25878 are 25678 are
25879 bestowed 25679 bestowedwith
25880 with  
25881 so 25680 so
25882 scrupulous 25681 scrupulous
25883 an 25682 an
25884 œconomy,​ 25683 economy,​
25885 that 25684 that
25886 any 25685 any
25887 considerable 25686 considerable
25888 diminution 25687 diminution
25889 must 25688 mustentirely
25890 entirely 25689 destroy
25891 destroythe 25690 the
25892 creature.​ 25691 creature.​
25893 Wherever 25692 Wherever
25894 one 25693 one
25895 power 25694 power
25896 isincreased,​  
25897 there  
25898 is 25695 is
25899 a 25696 increased,​
  25697 there
  25698 isa
25900 proportional 25699 proportional
25901 abatement 25700 abatement
25902 in 25701 in
25903 the 25702 the
25904 others.​ 25703 others.​
25905 Animals,​ 25704 Animals
25906 which 25705 which
25907 excel 25706 excel
25908 in 25707 in
25909 swiftness,​ 25708 swiftnessare
25910 are  
25911 commonly 25709 commonly
25912 defective 25710 defective
25913 in 25711 in
25914 force.​ 25712 force.​
25915 Those 25713 Those
25916 which 25714 which
25917 possess 25715 possess
25918 both,​are 25716 both
25919 either 25717 are
25920 imperfect 25718 eitherimperfect
25921 in 25719 in
25922 some 25720 some
25923 of 25721 of
25924 theirfenses,​ 25722 their
  25723 senses,​
25925 or 25724 or
25926 are 25725 are
25927 oppressed 25726 oppressed
25928 with 25727 with
25929 the 25728 the
25930 mostcraving 25729 most
25931 wants.​ 25730 cravingwants.​
25932 The 25731 The
25933 human 25732 human
25934 species,​whose 25733 species,​
  25734 whose
25935 chief 25735 chief
25936 excellency 25736 excellency
25937 is 25737 is
25938 reason 25738 reason
25939 and 25739 and
25940 sagacity,​ 25740 sagacity,​is
25941 is  
25942 of 25741 of
25943 all 25742 all
25944 others 25743 others
25945 the 25744 the
25946 most 25745 most
25947 necessitous,​ 25746 necessitous,​
25948 and 25747 and
25949 the 25748 the
25950 most 25749 most
25951 deficient 25750 deficient
25952 in 25751 in
25953 bodilyadvantages 25752 bodilyadvantages;​
25954 ;​  
25955 without 25753 without
25956 clothes,​ 25754 clothes,​
25957 withoutarms,​ 25755 without
  25756 arms,​
25958 without 25757 without
25959 food,​ 25758 food,​
25960 without 25759 without
25961 lodging,​without 25760 lodging,​without
25962 any 25761 any
25963 convenience 25762 convenience
25964 of 25763 of
25965 life,​ 25764 life,​
25966 exceptwhat 25765 except
  25766 what
25967 they 25767 they
25968 owe 25768 owe
25969 to 25769 to
25970 their 25770 their
25971 own 25771 own
25972 skill 25772 skilland
25973 andindustry.​ 25773 industry.​
25974 In 25774 In
25975 short,​ 25775 short,​
25976 Nature 25776 nature
25977 seems 25777 seems
25978 tohave 25778 to
  25779 have
25979 formed 25780 formed
25980 an 25781 an
25981 exact 25782 exact
25982 calculation 25783 calculationof
25983 of 25784 the
25984 thenecessitiesNatural​ 25785 necessities
25985 Religion.​  
25986 aitnecessities  
25987 of 25786 of
25988 her 25787 her
25989 creatures 25788 creatures;​
25990 ;​  
25991 and,​ 25789 and,​
25992 like 25790 like
25993 a 25791 a
25994 Partrigid 25792 rigid
25995 majier,​ 25793 master,​
25996 has 25794 hasafforded
25997 afforded  
25998 them 25795 them
25999 littlemore 25796 little
  25797 more
26000 powers 25798 powers
26001 or 25799 or
26002 endowments 25800 endowments
26003 than 25801 than
26004 whatare 25802 what
26005 strictly 25803 are
26006 sufficient 25804 strictlysufficient
26007 to 25805 to
26008 supply 25806 supply
26009 thosenecessities.​ 25807 those
  25808 necessities.​
26010 An 25809 An
26011 indulgent 25810 indulgent
26012 parent 25811 parent
26013 wouldhave 25812 would
26014 bestowed 25813 havebestowed
26015 a 25814 a
26016 large 25815 large
26017 stock,​ 25816 stock,​
26018 in 25817 in
26019 order 25818 order
26020 toguard 25819 to
  25820 guard
26021 against 25821 against
26022 accidents,​ 25822 accidents,​
26023 and 25823 and
26024 secure 25824 securethe
26025 thehappiness 25825 happiness
26026 and 25826 and
26027 welfare 25827 welfare
26028 of 25828 of
26029 the 25829 the
26030 creaturein 25830 creature
  25831 in
26031 the 25832 the
26032 most 25833 most
26033 unfortunate 25834 unfortunateconcurrenc​e
26034 concurrence 25835 of
26035 ofcircumstances.​ 25836 circumstances.​
26036 Every 25837 Every
26037 course 25838 course
26038 of 25839 of
26039 lifewould 25840 life
  25841 would
26040 not 25842 not
26041 have 25843 have
26042 been 25844 been
26043 so 25845 sosurrounded
26044 surrounded 25846 with
26045 withprecipices,​ 25847 precipices,​
26046 that 25848 that
26047 the 25849 the
26048 least 25850 least
26049 departure 25851 departure
26050 fromthe 25852 from
  25853 the
26051 true 25854 true
26052 path,​ 25855 path,​by
26053 by  
26054 mistake 25856 mistake
26055 or 25857 or
26056 necessity,​must 25858 necessity,​
  25859 must
26057 involve 25860 involve
26058 us 25861 us
26059 in 25862 in
26060 misery 25863 misery
26061 and 25864 and
26062 ruin.​Some 25865 ruin.​
26063 reserve,​ 25866 Somereserve,​
26064 some 25867 some
26065 fund,​ 25868 fund,​
26066 would 25869 would
26067 havebeen 25870 have
  25871 been
26068 provided 25872 provided
26069 to 25873 to
26070 ensure 25874 ensure
26071 happiness 25875 happiness;​
26072 ;​  
26073 norwould 25876 norwould
26074 the 25877 the
26075 powers 25878 powers
26076 and 25879 and
26077 the 25880 the
26078 necessitieshave 25881 necessities
  25882 have
26079 been 25883 been
26080 adjusted 25884 adjusted
26081 with 25885 with
26082 so 25886 so
26083 rigid 25887 rigid
26084 an 25888 aneconomy.​
26085 œco-​nomy.​  
26086 The 25889 The
26087 Author 25890 Author
26088 of 25891 of
26089 Nature 25892 Nature
26090 is 25893 is
26091 inconceivably 25894 inconceivably
26092 powerful 25895 powerful:​
26093 :​  
26094 his 25896 his
26095 force 25897 force
26096 is 25898 issupposed
26097 supposedgreat,​ 25899 great,​
26098 if 25900 if
26099 not 25901 not
26100 altogether 25902 altogether
26101 inexhaustible:​nor 25903 inexhaustible:​
  25904 nor
26102 is 25905 is
26103 there 25906 there
26104 any 25907 any
26105 reason,​ 25908 reason,​as
26106 as  
26107 far 25909 far
26108 as 25910 as
26109 we 25911 we
26110 canjudge,​ 25912 can
  25913 judge,​
26111 to 25914 to
26112 make 25915 make
26113 him 25916 him
26114 observe 25917 observe
26115 this 25918 this
26116 strictfrugality 25919 strict
  25920 frugality
26117 in 25921 in
26118 his 25922 hisdealings
26119 dealings  
26120 with 25923 with
26121 his 25924 his
26122 creatures.​212 25925 creatures.​
26123 Dialogues  
26124 concerningPart  
26125 tures.​  
26126 It 25926 It
26127 would 25927 would
26128 have 25928 have
26129 been 25929 been
26130 better,​ 25930 better,​
26131 wereXI.​y^j 25931 were
26132 his 25932 his
26133 power 25933 powerextremely
26134 extremely  
26135 limited,​ 25934 limited,​
26136 to 25935 to
26137 havecreated 25936 have
  25937 created
26138 fewer 25938 fewer
26139 animals,​ 25939 animals,​
26140 and 25940 and
26141 to 25941 to
26142 have 25942 have
26143 endowed 25943 endowedthese
26144 these  
26145 with 25944 with
26146 more 25945 more
26147 faculties 25946 faculties
26148 for 25947 for
26149 theirhappiness 25948 their
  25949 happiness
26150 and 25950 and
26151 preservation.​ 25951 preservation.​
26152 A 25952 A
26153 builderis 25953 builderis
26154 never 25954 never
26155 esteemed 25955 esteemed
26156 prudent,​ 25956 prudent,​
26157 who 25957 who
26158 undertakes 25958 undertakes
26159 a 25959 a
26160 plan 25960 plan
26161 beyond 25961 beyond
26162 what 25962 what
26163 his 25963 his
26164 stock 25964 stockwill
26165 willenable 25965 enable
26166 him 25966 him
26167 to 25967 to
26168 finish.​In 25968 finish.​In
26169 order 25969 order
26170 to 25970 to
26171 cure 25971 cure
26172 most 25972 most
26173 of 25973 of
26174 the 25974 the
26175 ills 25975 ills
26176 ofhuman 25976 of
  25977 human
26177 life,​ 25978 life,​
26178 I 25979 I
26179 require 25980 require
26180 not 25981 not
26181 that 25982 that
26182 manmould 25983 manshould
26183 have 25984 have
26184 the 25985 the
26185 wings 25986 wings
26186 of 25987 of
26187 the 25988 the
26188 eagle,​ 25989 eagle,​
26189 theswiftness 25990 the
  25991 swiftness
26190 of 25992 of
26191 the 25993 the
26192 stag,​ 25994 stag,​
26193 the 25995 the
26194 force 25996 forceof
26195 of 25997 the
  25998 ox,​
26196 the 25999 the
26197 ox,​the  
26198 arms 26000 arms
26199 of 26001 of
26200 the 26002 the
26201 lion,​ 26003 lion,​
26202 the 26004 the
26203 scales 26005 scales
26204 of 26006 of
26205 thecrocodile 26007 the
26206 or 26008 crocodile
26207 rhinoceros 26009 orrhinoceros;​
26208 ;​  
26209 much 26010 much
26210 less 26011 less
26211 do 26012 do
26212 Idemand 26013 I
  26014 demand
26213 the 26015 the
26214 sagacity 26016 sagacity
26215 of 26017 of
26216 an 26018 an
26217 angel 26019 angel
26218 or 26020 or
26219 cherubim.​ 26021 cherubim.​
26220 I 26022 Iam
26221 am  
26222 contented 26023 contented
26223 to 26024 to
26224 take 26025 take
26225 an 26026 an
26226 increase 26027 increase
26227 in 26028 in
26228 one 26029 one
26229 single 26030 single
26230 power 26031 power
26231 or 26032 or
26232 faculty 26033 faculty
26233 ofhis 26034 of
26234 soul.​ 26035 hissoul.​
26235 Let 26036 Let
26236 him 26037 him
26237 be 26038 be
26238 endowed 26039 endowed
26239 with 26040 with
26240 agreater 26041 a
  26042 greater
26241 propensity 26043 propensity
26242 to 26044 to
26243 industry 26045 industry
26244 and 26046 andlabour;​
26245 labour  
26246 ;​  
26247 a 26047 a
26248 more 26048 more
26249 vigorous 26049 vigorous
26250 spring 26050 spring
26251 and 26051 and
26252 activity 26052 activity
26253 of 26053 of
26254 mind;​ 26054 mind;​
26255 a 26055 a
26256 more 26056 more
26257 constant 26057 constant
26258 bent 26058 bentto
26259 tobusiness 26059 business
26260 and 26060 and
26261 application.​ 26061 application.​
26262 Let 26062 Let
26263 the 26063 the
26264 wholespecies 26064 whole
  26065 species
26265 possess 26066 possess
26266 naturally 26067 naturally
26267 an 26068 anequal
26268 equal 26069 diligence
26269 diligenceNatural  
26270 Religion.​  
26271 213gcnce  
26272 with 26070 with
26273 that 26071 that
26274 which 26072 which
26275 many 26073 many
26276 individuals 26074 individuals
26277 Pa*tare 26075 are
26278 able 26076 able
26279 to 26077 to
26280 attain 26078 attain
26281 by 26079 byhabit
26282 habit  
26283 and 26080 and
26284 reflec-​ 26081 reflection;​
26285 ^-​^~»tion  
26286 ;​  
26287 and 26082 and
26288 the 26083 the
26289 most 26084 most
26290 beneficial 26085 beneficial
26291 consequences,​ 26086 consequences,​
26292 without 26087 without
26293 any 26088 anyallay
26294 allay  
26295 of 26089 of
26296 ill,​ 26090 ill,​
26297 is 26091 is
26298 theimmediate 26092 the
  26093 immediate
26299 and 26094 and
26300 necessary 26095 necessary
26301 result 26096 result
26302 of 26097 of
26303 thisendowment.​ 26098 this
26304 Almost 26099 endowment.​Almost
26305 all 26100 all
26306 the 26101 the
26307 moral,​ 26102 moral,​
26308 aswell 26103 as
  26104 well
26309 as 26105 as
26310 natural 26106 natural
26311 evils 26107 evils
26312 of 26108 of
26313 human 26109 human
26314 life 26110 life,​
26315 arisefrom 26111 arise
26316 idleness 26112 fromidleness;​
26317 ;​  
26318 and 26113 and
26319 were 26114 were
26320 our 26115 our
26321 species,​ 26116 species,​
26322 bythe 26117 by
  26118 the
26323 original 26119 original
26324 constitution 26120 constitution
26325 of 26121 of
26326 their 26122 theirframe,​
26327 frame,​exempt 26123 exempt
26328 from 26124 from
26329 this 26125 this
26330 vice 26126 vice
26331 or 26127 or
26332 infirmity,​ 26128 infirmity,​
26333 theperfect 26129 the
  26130 perfect
26334 cultivation 26131 cultivation
26335 of 26132 ofland,​
26336 land,​  
26337 the 26133 the
26338 improvement 26134 improvement
26339 of 26135 of
26340 arts 26136 arts
26341 and 26137 and
26342 manufactures,​ 26138 manufactures,​
26343 the 26139 the
26344 exactexecution 26140 exact
26345 of 26141 execution
26346 every 26142 ofevery
26347 office 26143 office
26348 and 26144 and
26349 duty,​immediately 26145 duty,​
  26146 immediately
26350 follow;​ 26147 follow;​
26351 and 26148 and
26352 men 26149 men
26353 at 26150 at
26354 oncemay 26151 once
26355 fully 26152 may
26356 reach 26153 fullyreach
26357 that 26154 that
26358 state 26155 state
26359 of 26156 of
26360 society,​which 26157 society,​
  26158 which
26361 is 26159 is
26362 so 26160 so
26363 imperfectly 26161 imperfectly
26364 attained 26162 attained
26365 by 26163 by
26366 thebest-​regulated 26164 the
  26165 bestregulated
26367 government.​ 26166 government.​
26368 But 26167 But
26369 as 26168 as
26370 industry 26169 industry
26371 is 26170 is
26372 a 26171 a
26373 power,​ 26172 power,​
26374 and 26173 and
26375 the 26174 the
26376 most 26175 most
26377 valuable 26176 valuableof
26378 of  
26379 any,​ 26177 any,​
26380 Nature 26178 Nature
26381 seems 26179 seems
26382 determined,​suitably 26180 determined,​
  26181 suitably
26383 to 26182 to
26384 her 26183 her
26385 usual 26184 usual
26386 maxims,​ 26185 maxims,​
26387 to 26186 to
26388 bestowit 26187 bestowit
26389 on 26188 on
26390 men 26189 men
26391 with 26190 with
26392 a 26191 a
26393 very 26192 very
26394 sparing 26193 sparing
26395 hand;​ 26194 hand;​
26396 andrather 26195 and
  26196 rather
26397 to 26197 to
26398 punish 26198 punish
26399 him 26199 him
26400 severely 26200 severely
26401 for 26201 forhis
26402 his  
26403 deficiency 26202 deficiency
26404 in 26203 in
26405 it,​ 26204 it,​
26406 than 26205 than
26407 to 26206 to
26408 reward 26207 reward
26409 him 26208 him
26410 for 26209 for
26411 hisattainments.​ 26210 his
  26211 attainments.​
26412 She 26212 She
26413 has 26213 has
26414 so 26214 socontrived
26415 contrived 26215 his
26416 hisO  
26417 frame,​214  
26418 Dialogues  
26419 concerni  
26420 nPart  
26421 frame,​ 26216 frame,​
26422 that 26217 that
26423 nothing 26218 nothing
26424 but 26219 but
26425 the 26220 the
26426 most 26221 most
26427 vib-​^v^ 26222 violent
26428 lent  
26429 necessity 26223 necessity
26430 can 26224 canoblige
26431 oblige  
26432 him 26225 him
26433 to 26226 to
26434 labour;​and 26227 labour;​
  26228 and
26435 she 26229 she
26436 employs 26230 employs
26437 all 26231 all
26438 his 26232 his
26439 other 26233 other
26440 wants 26234 wants
26441 toovercome,​ 26235 to
26442 at 26236 overcome,​
26443 least 26237 atleast
26444 in 26238 in
26445 part,​ 26239 part,​
26446 the 26240 the
26447 want 26241 want
26448 ofdiligence,​ 26242 of
  26243 diligence,​
26449 and 26244 and
26450 to 26245 to
26451 endow 26246 endow
26452 him 26247 him
26453 with 26248 with
26454 someshare 26249 some
26455 of 26250 share
26456 a 26251 ofa
26457 faculty,​ 26252 faculty
26458 of 26253 of
26459 which 26254 which
26460 she 26255 she
26461 hasthought 26256 has
  26257 thought
26462 fit 26258 fit
26463 naturally 26259 naturally
26464 to 26260 to
26465 bereave 26261 bereave
26466 him.​Here 26262 him.​
26467 our 26263 Here
26468 demands 26264 ourdemands
26469 may 26265 may
26470 be 26266 be
26471 allowedvery 26267 allowed
  26268 very
26472 humble,​ 26269 humble,​
26473 and 26270 and
26474 therefore 26271 therefore
26475 the 26272 the
26476 morereasonable.​ 26273 more
26477 If 26274 reasonable.​
26478 we 26275 Ifwe
26479 required 26276 required
26480 the 26277 the
26481 endowments 26278 endowments
26482 of 26279 of
26483 superior 26280 superior
26484 penetration 26281 penetration
26485 andjudgment,​ 26282 and
  26283 judgement,​
26486 of 26284 of
26487 a 26285 amore
26488 more  
26489 delicate 26286 delicate
26490 taste 26287 taste
26491 ofbeauty,​ 26288 of
  26289 beauty,​
26492 of 26290 of
26493 a 26291 a
26494 nicer 26292 nicer
26495 sensibility 26293 sensibility
26496 to 26294 to
26497 benevolence 26295 benevolence
26498 and 26296 andfriendship;​
26499 friendship  
26500 ;​  
26501 we 26297 we
26502 might 26298 might
26503 betold,​ 26299 be
  26300 told,​
26504 that 26301 that
26505 we 26302 we
26506 impiously 26303 impiously
26507 pretend 26304 pretend
26508 to 26305 to
26509 breakthe 26306 break
26510 order 26307 theorder
26511 of 26308 of
26512 Nature 26309 Nature;​
26513 ;​  
26514 that 26310 that
26515 we 26311 we
26516 want 26312 want
26517 toexalt 26313 to
  26314 exalt
26518 ourselves 26315 ourselves
26519 into 26316 into
26520 a 26317 a
26521 higher 26318 higher
26522 rank 26319 rank
26523 of 26320 ofbeing;​
26524 being  
26525 ;​  
26526 that 26321 that
26527 the 26322 the
26528 presents 26323 presents
26529 which 26324 which
26530 we 26325 we
26531 require,​not 26326 require,​
  26327 not
26532 being 26328 being
26533 suitable 26329 suitable
26534 to 26330 to
26535 our 26331 ourstate
26536 state  
26537 and 26332 and
26538 condition,​ 26333 condition,​
26539 would 26334 would
26540 only 26335 only
26541 be 26336 be
26542 pernicious 26337 pernicious
26543 to 26338 to
26544 us.​But 26339 us.​
  26340 But
26545 it 26341 it
26546 is 26342 is
26547 hard 26343 hard;​
26548 ;​ 26344 Idare
26549 I  
26550 dare  
26551 to 26345 to
26552 repeat 26346 repeat
26553 it,​ 26347 it,​
26554 it 26348 it
26555 ishard,​ 26349 is
  26350 hard,​
26556 that 26351 that
26557 being 26352 being
26558 placed 26353 placed
26559 in 26354 in
26560 a 26355 a
26561 world 26356 world
26562 so 26357 so
26563 full 26358 full
26564 of 26359 ofwants
26565 wants  
26566 and 26360 and
26567 necessities,​ 26361 necessities,​
26568 where 26362 where
26569 almost 26363 almost
26570 every 26364 every
26571 being 26365 being
26572 and 26366 and
26573 element 26367 element
26574 is 26368 is
26575 eitherourNatural 26369 either
26576 Religion.​ 26370 ourfoe
26577 215our  
26578 foe  
26579 or 26371 or
26580 refuses 26372 refuses
26581 its 26373 its
26582 assistance 26374 assistance
  26375 .​.​.​
26583 we 26376 we
26584 Paktshould 26377 should
26585 also 26378 also
26586 have 26379 have
26587 our 26380 our
26588 own 26381 own
26589 temper 26382 temper
26590 to 26383 tostruggle
26591 ^y^jstruggle  
26592 with,​ 26384 with,​
26593 and 26385 and
26594 should 26386 should
26595 be 26387 be
26596 deprivedof 26388 deprived
  26389 of
26597 that 26390 that
26598 faculty 26391 faculty
26599 which 26392 which
26600 can 26393 can
26601 alone 26394 alonefence
26602 fenceagainst 26395 against
26603 these 26396 these
26604 multiplied 26397 multiplied
26605 evils.​The 26398 evils.​The
26606 fourth 26399 fourth
26607 circumstance,​ 26400 circumstance,​
26608 whence 26401 whence
26609 a-​^rises 26402 arises
26610 the 26403 the
26611 misery 26404 misery
26612 and 26405 and
26613 ill 26406 ill
26614 of 26407 of
26615 the 26408 theuniverse,​
26616 universe,​is 26409 is
26617 the 26410 the
26618 inaccurate 26411 inaccurate
26619 workmanship 26412 workmanship
26620 of 26413 of
26621 all 26414 all
26622 thesprings 26415 the
  26416 springs
26623 and 26417 and
26624 principles 26418 principlesof
26625 of  
26626 the 26419 the
26627 great 26420 great
26628 machine.​of 26421 machine
  26422 of
26629 nature.​ 26423 nature.​
26630 It 26424 It
26631 must 26425 must
26632 be 26426 be
26633 acknowledged,​ 26427 acknowledged,​
26634 that 26428 that
26635 there 26429 there
26636 are 26430 arefew
26637 few  
26638 parts 26431 parts
26639 of 26432 of
26640 theuniverse,​ 26433 the
  26434 universe,​
26641 which 26435 which
26642 seem 26436 seem
26643 not 26437 not
26644 to 26438 to
26645 serve 26439 serve
26646 somepurpose,​ 26440 some
26647 and 26441 purpose,​
26648 whose 26442 andwhose
26649 removal 26443 removal
26650 would 26444 would
26651 notproduce 26445 not
  26446 produce
26652 a 26447 a
26653 visible 26448 visible
26654 defect 26449 defect
26655 and 26450 and
26656 disorder 26451 disorder
26657 inthe 26452 in
26658 whole.​ 26453 thewhole.​
26659 The 26454 The
26660 parts 26455 parts
26661 hang 26456 hang
26662 all 26457 all
26663 toge-​rther 26458 together;​
26664 ;​  
26665 nor 26459 nor
26666 can 26460 can
26667 one 26461 one
26668 be 26462 be
26669 touched 26463 touched
26670 withoutaffecting 26464 withoutaffecting
26671 the 26465 the
26672 rest,​ 26466 rest,​
26673 in 26467 in
26674 a 26468 a
26675 greater 26469 greater
26676 or 26470 or
26677 lessdegree.​ 26471 less
  26472 degree.​
26678 But 26473 But
26679 at 26474 at
26680 the 26475 the
26681 same 26476 same
26682 time,​ 26477 time,​
26683 it 26478 itmust
26684 mustbe 26479 be
26685 observed,​ 26480 observed,​
26686 that 26481 that
26687 none 26482 none
26688 of 26483 of
26689 these 26484 these
26690 parts 26485 parts
26691 orprinciples,​ 26486 or
  26487 principles,​
26692 however 26488 however
26693 useful,​ 26489 useful,​are
26694 are  
26695 so 26490 so
26696 accurately 26491 accurately
26697 adjusted,​ 26492 adjusted,​
26698 as 26493 as
26699 to 26494 to
26700 keep 26495 keep
26701 preciselywithin 26496 precisely
  26497 within
26702 those 26498 those
26703 bounds 26499 bounds
26704 in 26500 inwhich
26705 which  
26706 their 26501 their
26707 utility 26502 utility
26708 consists 26503 consists;​
26709 ;​  
26710 but 26504 but
26711 they 26505 they
26712 are,​ 26506 are,​
26713 all 26507 all
26714 of 26508 of
26715 them,​O 26509 them,​
26716 2  
26717 apt,​2i€  
26718 Dialogues  
26719 concerningP£*T  
26720 apt,​ 26510 apt,​
26721 on 26511 on
26722 every 26512 everyoccasion,​
26723 occasion,​  
26724 to 26513 to
26725 run 26514 run
26726 into 26515 into
26727 the*-​o^ 26516 the
26728 one 26517 one
26729 extreme 26518 extreme
26730 or 26519 or
26731 the 26520 the
26732 other.​ 26521 other.​
26733 One 26522 One
26734 wouldimagine,​ 26523 would
26735 that 26524 imagine,​that
26736 this 26525 this
26737 grand 26526 grand
26738 production 26527 production
26739 hadnot 26528 had
  26529 not
26740 received 26530 received
26741 the 26531 the
26742 last 26532 last
26743 hand 26533 hand
26744 of 26534 of
26745 the 26535 the
26746 maker 26536 maker;​so
26747 ;​so  
26748 little 26537 little
26749 finished 26538 finished
26750 is 26539 is
26751 every 26540 every
26752 part,​ 26541 part,​
26753 and 26542 and
26754 socoarse 26543 so
  26544 coarse
26755 are 26545 are
26756 the 26546 the
26757 strokes 26547 strokes
26758 with 26548 withwhich
26759 which  
26760 it 26549 it
26761 isexecuted.​ 26550 is
  26551 executed.​
26762 Thus,​ 26552 Thus,​
26763 the 26553 the
26764 winds 26554 winds
26765 are 26555 are
26766 requisite 26556 requisite
26767 to 26557 to
26768 convey 26558 convey
26769 the 26559 the
26770 Vapours 26560 vapoursalong
26771 along 26561 the
26772 thesurface 26562 surface
26773 of 26563 of
26774 the 26564 the
26775 globe,​ 26565 globe,​
26776 and 26566 and
26777 to 26567 to
26778 assist 26568 assist
26779 menin 26569 men
26780 navigation 26570 in
26781 :​ 26571 navigation:​
26782 but 26572 but
26783 how 26573 howoft,​
26784 oft,​  
26785 rising 26574 rising
26786 upto 26575 up
  26576 to
26787 tempests 26577 tempests
26788 and 26578 and
26789 hurricanes,​ 26579 hurricanes,​
26790 do 26580 do
26791 they 26581 they
26792 become 26582 become
26793 pernicious 26583 pernicious?Rains
26794 ?  
26795 Rains  
26796 are 26584 are
26797 necessaryto 26585 necessary
  26586 to
26798 nourish 26587 nourish
26799 all 26588 all
26800 the 26589 the
26801 plants 26590 plants
26802 and 26591 and
26803 animals 26592 animals
26804 ofthe 26593 of
26805 earth 26594 the
26806 :​ 26595 earth:​but
26807 but  
26808 how 26596 how
26809 often 26597 often
26810 are 26598 are
26811 they 26599 they
26812 defective 26600 defective?
26813 ?  
26814 how 26601 how
26815 often 26602 often
26816 excessive 26603 excessive?
26817 ?  
26818 Heat 26604 Heat
26819 isrequisite 26605 is
26820 to 26606 requisiteto
26821 all 26607 all
26822 life 26608 life
26823 and 26609 and
26824 vegetation 26610 vegetation;​
26825 ;​ 26611 but
26826 butis 26612 is
26827 not 26613 not
26828 always 26614 always
26829 found 26615 found
26830 in 26616 in
26831 the 26617 the
26832 due 26618 dueproportion.​
26833 proportion.​  
26834 On 26619 On
26835 the 26620 the
26836 mixture 26621 mixture
26837 and 26622 and
26838 secretion 26623 secretion
26839 ofthe 26624 of
  26625 the
26840 humours 26626 humours
26841 and 26627 and
26842 juices 26628 juices
26843 of 26629 of
26844 the 26630 thebody
26845 body  
26846 depend 26631 depend
26847 the 26632 the
26848 health 26633 health
26849 and 26634 and
26850 prosperity 26635 prosperity
26851 of 26636 of
26852 theanimal 26637 the
26853 :​ 26638 animal:​
26854 but 26639 but
26855 the 26640 the
26856 parts 26641 partsperform
26857 perform  
26858 not 26642 not
26859 regularly 26643 regularly
26860 their 26644 their
26861 proper 26645 proper
26862 function.​ 26646 function.​
26863 Whatmore 26647 What
  26648 more
26864 useful 26649 useful
26865 than 26650 than
26866 all 26651 allthe
26867 the  
26868 passions 26652 passions
26869 of 26653 of
26870 themind,​ 26654 the
  26655 mind,​
26871 ambition,​ 26656 ambition,​
26872 vanity,​ 26657 vanity,​
26873 love,​ 26658 love,​
26874 anger 26659 anger?
26875 ?ButNatural 26660 But
26876 Religion.​:​"  
26877 217But  
26878 how 26661 how
26879 oft 26662 oft
26880 do 26663 dothey
26881 they  
26882 break 26664 break
26883 their 26665 their
26884 bounds,​ 26666 bounds,​
26885 Partand 26667 and
26886 cause 26668 cause
26887 the 26669 the
26888 greatest 26670 greatest
26889 convulsions 26671 convulsions
26890 in 26672 in
26891 ^-​^society 26673 society?There
26892 ?  
26893 There  
26894 is 26674 is
26895 nothing 26675 nothing
26896 so 26676 so
26897 advantageous 26677 advantageous
26898 in 26678 in
26899 the 26679 the
26900 universe,​ 26680 universe,​
26901 but 26681 but
26902 what 26682 what
26903 frequently 26683 frequentlybecomes
26904 becomes  
26905 pernicious,​ 26684 pernicious,​
26906 by 26685 by
26907 its 26686 its
26908 excess 26687 excess
26909 or 26688 or
26910 defect 26689 defect;​
26911 ;​  
26912 nor 26690 nor
26913 has 26691 has
26914 Nature 26692 Nature
26915 guarded,​with 26693 guarded,​
26916 the 26694 withthe
26917 requisite 26695 requisite
26918 accuracy,​ 26696 accuracy,​
26919 against 26697 against
26920 alldisorder 26698 all
  26699 disorder
26921 or 26700 or
26922 confusion.​ 26701 confusion.​
26923 The 26702 Theirregularity
26924 irregularity  
26925 is 26703 is
26926 never,​ 26704 never
26927 perhaps,​ 26705 perhaps
26928 so 26706 so
26929 great 26707 great
26930 as 26708 as
26931 todestroy 26709 to
  26710 destroy
26932 any 26711 any
26933 species 26712 species;​
26934 ;​  
26935 but 26713 but
26936 is 26714 isoften
26937 often  
26938 sufficient 26715 sufficient
26939 to 26716 to
26940 involve 26717 involve
26941 the 26718 the
26942 individuals 26719 individuals
26943 in 26720 in
26944 ruinand 26721 ruin
  26722 and
26945 misery.​On 26723 misery.​On
26946 the 26724 the
26947 concurrence,​ 26725 concurrence,​
26948 then,​ 26726 then,​
26949 of 26727 of
26950 thesefour 26728 these
  26729 four
26951 circumstances,​ 26730 circumstances,​
26952 does 26731 does
26953 all 26732 all
26954 or 26733 or
26955 thegreatest 26734 thegreatest
26956 part 26735 part
26957 of 26736 of
26958 natural 26737 natural
26959 evil 26738 evil
26960 depend.​Were 26739 depend.​
  26740 Were
26961 all 26741 all
26962 living 26742 living
26963 creatures 26743 creatures
26964 incapable 26744 incapableof
26965 ofpain,​ 26745 pain,​
26966 or 26746 or
26967 were 26747 were
26968 the 26748 the
26969 world 26749 world
26970 administeredby 26750 administered
  26751 by
26971 particular 26752 particular
26972 volitions,​ 26753 volitions,​
26973 evil 26754 evilnever
26974 never 26755 could
26975 couldhave 26756 have
26976 found 26757 found
26977 access 26758 access
26978 into 26759 into
26979 the 26760 the
26980 universe 26761 universe:​
26981 :​and 26762 and
26982 were 26763 were
26983 animals 26764 animals
26984 endowed 26765 endowedwith
26985 with  
26986 a 26766 a
26987 largestock 26767 large
  26768 stock
26988 of 26769 of
26989 powers 26770 powers
26990 and 26771 and
26991 faculties,​ 26772 faculties,​
26992 beyondwhat 26773 beyond
  26774 what
26993 strict 26775 strict
26994 necessity 26776 necessityrequires;​
26995 requires  
26996 ;​  
26997 or 26777 or
26998 werethe 26778 were
  26779 the
26999 several 26780 several
27000 springs 26781 springs
27001 and 26782 and
27002 principles 26783 principles
27003 of 26784 of
27004 theO 26785 the
27005 3  
27006 universe218  
27007 Dialogues  
27008 'concerningPart  
27009 universe 26786 universe
27010 so 26787 soaccurately
27011 accurately  
27012 framed 26788 framed
27013 as 26789 as
27014 to 26790 to
27015 pre-​c—L> 26791 preserve
27016 serve  
27017 always 26792 always
27018 the 26793 the
27019 just 26794 just
27020 temperament 26795 temperament
27021 andmedium 26796 and
27022 ;​ 26797 medium;​there
27023 there  
27024 must 26798 must
27025 have 26799 have
27026 been 26800 been
27027 verylittle 26801 very
  26802 little
27028 ill 26803 ill
27029 in 26804 in
27030 comparison 26805 comparison
27031 ofwhat 26806 of
  26807 what
27032 we 26808 we
27033 feel 26809 feel
27034 atpresent.​ 26810 atpresent.​
27035 What 26811 What
27036 then 26812 then
27037 shall 26813 shall
27038 we 26814 we
27039 pronounceon 26815 pronounce
  26816 on
27040 this 26817 this
27041 occasion 26818 occasion?
27042 ?  
27043 Shall 26819 Shall
27044 we 26820 we
27045 say,​ 26821 say
27046 thatthese 26822 thatthese
27047 circumstances 26823 circumstances
27048 are 26824 are
27049 not 26825 not
27050 necessary*and 26826 necessary,​
  26827 and
27051 that 26828 that
27052 they 26829 they
27053 might 26830 might
27054 easily 26831 easily
27055 have 26832 havebeen
27056 beenaltered 26833 altered
27057 in 26834 in
27058 the 26835 the
27059 contrivance 26836 contrivance
27060 of 26837 of
27061 the 26838 the
27062 universe 26839 universe?
27063 ?  
27064 This 26840 This
27065 decision 26841 decision
27066 seems 26842 seems
27067 too 26843 toopresumptuous
27068 presumptuous  
27069 for 26844 for
27070 creatures 26845 creatures
27071 so 26846 so
27072 blind 26847 blind
27073 andignorant.​ 26848 and
  26849 ignorant.​
27074 Let 26850 Let
27075 us 26851 us
27076 be 26852 be
27077 more 26853 more
27078 modest 26854 modestin
27079 inour 26855 our
27080 conclusions.​ 26856 conclusions.​
27081 Let 26857 Let
27082 us 26858 us
27083 allow,​ 26859 allow,​
27084 that,​if 26860 that,​
  26861 if
27085 the 26862 the
27086 goodness 26863 goodness
27087 of 26864 of
27088 the 26865 the
27089 Deity 26866 Deity
27090 (I 26867 (Imean
27091 mean 26868 a
27092 agoodness 26869 goodness
27093 like 26870 like
27094 the 26871 the
27095 human)​ 26872 human)​
27096 could 26873 could
27097 be 26874 be
27098 established 26875 established
27099 on 26876 on
27100 any 26877 any
27101 tolerable 26878 tolerablereasons
27102 reasons 26879 a
27103 apriori,​these 26880 priori,​
  26881 these
27104 phenomena,​ 26882 phenomena,​
27105 however 26883 however
27106 untoward,​would 26884 untoward,​
  26885 would
27107 not 26886 not
27108 be 26887 besufficient
27109 sufficient  
27110 to 26888 to
27111 subvert 26889 subvert
27112 thatprinciple 26890 that
27113 ;​ 26891 principle;​
27114 but 26892 but
27115 might 26893 might
27116 easily,​ 26894 easily,​
27117 in 26895 in
27118 someunknown 26896 some
27119 manner,​ 26897 unknownmanner,​
27120 bejeconcilable 26898 be
  26899 reconcilable
27121 to 26900 to
27122 it.​But 26901 it.​
  26902 But
27123 let 26903 let
27124 us 26904 us
27125 still 26905 still
27126 assert,​ 26906 assert,​
27127 that 26907 that
27128 as 26908 as
27129 this 26909 thisgoodness
27130 goodness  
27131 is 26910 is
27132 not 26911 not
27133 antecedently 26912 antecedently
27134 established,​ 26913 established,​
27135 butmust 26914 but
  26915 must
27136 be 26916 be
27137 inferred 26917 inferred
27138 from 26918 from
27139 the 26919 thephenomena,​
27140 phenomena,​there 26920 there
27141 can 26921 can
27142 be 26922 be
27143 no 26923 no
27144 grounds 26924 grounds
27145 for 26925 for
27146 such 26926 such
27147 aninference.​,​Natural 26927 an
27148 Religion.​ 26928 inference,​
27149 219inference,​  
27150 while 26929 while
27151 there 26930 there
27152 are 26931 areso
27153 so  
27154 many 26932 many
27155 ills 26933 ills
27156 Partin 26934 in
27157 the 26935 the
27158 universe,​ 26936 universe,​
27159 and 26937 and
27160 while 26938 while
27161 these 26939 these
27162 illsmight 26940 ills
  26941 might
27163 so 26942 so
27164 easily 26943 easily
27165 have 26944 havebeen
27166 been  
27167 remedied,​ 26945 remedied,​
27168 asfar 26946 as
  26947 far
27169 as 26948 as
27170 human 26949 human
27171 understanding 26950 understanding
27172 can 26951 can
27173 beallowed 26952 be
  26953 allowed
27174 to 26954 to
27175 judge 26955 judge
27176 on 26956 onsuch
27177 such  
27178 a 26957 a
27179 subject.​ 26958 subject.​
27180 Iam 26959 I
  26960 am
27181 Sceptic 26961 Sceptic
27182 enough 26962 enough
27183 to 26963 to
27184 allow,​ 26964 allow,​
27185 that 26965 that
27186 thebad 26966 the
27187 appearances,​ 26967 bad
27188 notwithstanding 26968 appearances,​notwithstanding
27189 allmy 26969 all
  26970 my
27190 reasonings,​ 26971 reasonings,​
27191 may 26972 may
27192 be 26973 be
27193 compatible 26974 compatible
27194 withsuch 26975 with
27195 attributes 26976 such
27196 as 26977 attributesas
27197 you 26978 you
27198 suppose 26979 suppose;​
27199 :​ 26980 but
27200 Butsurely 26981 surely
27201 they 26982 they
27202 can 26983 can
27203 never 26984 never
27204 prove 26985 prove
27205 these 26986 these
27206 attributes.​ 26987 attributes.​
27207 Such 26988 Such
27208 a 26989 aconclusion
27209 conclusion  
27210 cannot 26990 cannot
27211 resultfrom 26991 result
27212 Scepticism 26992 from
27213 ;​ 26993 Scepticism,​
27214 but 26994 but
27215 must 26995 must
27216 arise 26996 arise
27217 fromthe 26997 from
27218 phenomena^ 26998 thephenomena,​
27219 and 26999 and
27220 from 27000 from
27221 our 27001 our
27222 confidence 27002 confidence
27223 in 27003 in
27224 the 27004 the
27225 reasonings 27005 reasonings
27226 which 27006 which
27227 we 27007 we
27228 deduce 27008 deduce
27229 from 27009 fromthese
27230 these  
27231 phenomena.​Look 27010 phenomena.​Look
27232 round 27011 round
27233 this 27012 this
27234 universe.​ 27013 universe.​
27235 Whatan 27014 What
  27015 an
27236 immense 27016 immense
27237 profusion 27017 profusion
27238 of 27018 of
27239 beings,​ 27019 beings,​
27240 animated 27020 animatedand
27241 and 27021 organised,​
27242 organized,​  
27243 sensible 27022 sensible
27244 and 27023 and
27245 active 27024 active!
27246 !  
27247 You 27025 You
27248 admire 27026 admire
27249 this 27027 this
27250 prodigious 27028 prodigious
27251 variety 27029 varietyand
27252 and  
27253 fecundity.​ 27030 fecundity.​
27254 But 27031 But
27255 inspect 27032 inspect
27256 a 27033 a
27257 littlemore 27034 little
  27035 more
27258 narrowly 27036 narrowly
27259 these 27037 these
27260 living 27038 livingexistences,​
27261 existences,​the 27039 the
27262 only 27040 only
27263 beings 27041 beings
27264 worth 27042 worth
27265 regarding.​ 27043 regarding.​
27266 How-​hostile 27044 How
  27045 hostile
27267 and 27046 and
27268 destructive 27047 destructiveto
27269 to  
27270 each 27048 each
27271 otherq;​O 27049 other!
27272 4  
27273 How220  
27274 Dialogues  
27275 concerning?**T  
27276 How 27050 How
27277 insufficient 27051 insufficient
27278 all 27052 all
27279 of 27053 of
27280 them 27054 them
27281 for 27055 for
27282 theirAlt*-​v-​» 27056 their
27283 own 27057 own
27284 happiness 27058 happiness!
27285 ! 27059 Howcontemptible
27286 How 27060 or
27287 contemptible 27061 odious
27288 orodious  
27289 to 27062 to
27290 the 27063 the
27291 spectator 27064 spectator!
27292 !  
27293 The 27065 The
27294 wholepresents 27066 whole
  27067 presents
27295 nothing 27068 nothing
27296 but 27069 butthe
27297 the  
27298 idea 27070 idea
27299 of 27071 of
27300 a 27072 a
27301 blindNature,​ 27073 blind
  27074 Nature,​
27302 impregnated 27075 impregnated
27303 by 27076 by
27304 a 27077 a
27305 great 27078 great
27306 vivifying 27079 vivifying
27307 principle,​ 27080 principle,​and
27308 and  
27309 pouring 27081 pouring
27310 forth 27082 forth
27311 fromher 27083 from
  27084 her
27312 lap,​ 27085 lap,​
27313 without 27086 without
27314 discernment 27087 discernment
27315 or 27088 or
27316 parental 27089 parental
27317 care,​ 27090 care,​
27318 her 27091 hermaimed
27319 maimed  
27320 and 27092 and
27321 abortivechildren.​ 27093 abortive
27322 .​Here 27094 children!Here
27323 the 27095 the
27324 Manichæan 27096 MANICHAEAN
27325 system 27097 system
27326 occurs 27098 occurs
27327 as 27099 as
27328 a 27100 a
27329 proper 27101 proper
27330 hypothesis 27102 hypothesis
27331 to 27103 to
27332 solve 27104 solve
27333 thedifficulty 27105 thedifficulty:​
27334 :​  
27335 and 27106 and
27336 no 27107 no
27337 doubt,​ 27108 doubt,​
27338 in 27109 in
27339 some 27110 some
27340 respects,​ 27111 respects,​
27341 it 27112 it
27342 is 27113 is
27343 very 27114 very
27344 specious,​ 27115 specious,​
27345 and 27116 and
27346 has 27117 hasmore
27347 moreprobability 27118 probability
27348 than 27119 than
27349 the 27120 the
27350 common 27121 common
27351 hypothesis,​ 27122 hypothesis,​
27352 by 27123 by
27353 giving 27124 giving
27354 a 27125 a
27355 plausible 27126 plausibleaccount
27356 account  
27357 of 27127 of
27358 thestrange 27128 the
  27129 strange
27359 mixture 27130 mixture
27360 of 27131 of
27361 good 27132 good
27362 and 27133 and
27363 ill 27134 ill
27364 whichappears 27135 which
  27136 appears
27365 in 27137 in
27366 life.​ 27138 life.​
27367 But 27139 Butif
27368 if  
27369 we 27140 we
27370 consider,​ 27141 consider,​
27371 onthe 27142 on
  27143 the
27372 other 27144 other
27373 hand,​ 27145 hand,​
27374 the 27146 the
27375 perfect 27147 perfect
27376 uniformityand 27148 uniformity
27377 agreement 27149 and
27378 of 27150 agreementof
27379 the 27151 the
27380 parts 27152 parts
27381 of 27153 of
27382 the 27154 the
27383 universe,​ 27155 universe,​
27384 we 27156 we
27385 shall 27157 shall
27386 not 27158 not
27387 discover 27159 discover
27388 in 27160 in
27389 it 27161 it
27390 anymarks 27162 any
27391 of 27163 marks
27392 the 27164 ofthe
27393 combat 27165 combat
27394 of 27166 of
27395 a 27167 a
27396 malevolentwith 27168 malevolent
  27169 with
27397 a 27170 a
27398 benevolent 27171 benevolent
27399 being.​ 27172 being.​
27400 There 27173 There
27401 is 27174 is
27402 indeed 27175 indeed
27403 an 27176 anopposition
27404 opposition  
27405 of 27177 of
27406 pains 27178 pains
27407 and 27179 and
27408 pleasuresNatural 27180 pleasures
27409 Religion.​  
27410 221sures  
27411 in 27181 in
27412 the 27182 the
27413 feelings 27183 feelings
27414 of 27184 of
27415 sensible 27185 sensible
27416 crea-​ 27186 creatures:​but
27417 pARTtures  
27418 :​  
27419 but  
27420 are 27187 are
27421 not 27188 not
27422 all 27189 all
27423 the 27190 the
27424 operations 27191 operations
27425 of 27192 of
27426 ^^>Nature 27193 Nature
27427 carried 27194 carried
27428 on 27195 on
27429 by 27196 by
27430 an 27197 an
27431 opposition 27198 opposition
27432 ofprinciples,​ 27199 ofprinciples,​
27433 of 27200 of
27434 hot 27201 hot
27435 and 27202 and
27436 cold,​ 27203 cold,​
27437 moist 27204 moist
27438 anddry,​ 27205 and
  27206 dry,​
27439 light 27207 light
27440 and 27208 and
27441 heavy 27209 heavy?
27442 ?  
27443 The 27210 The
27444 true 27211 trueconclusion
27445 conclusion  
27446 is,​ 27212 is,​
27447 that 27213 that
27448 the 27214 the
27449 original 27215 original
27450 Source 27216 Source
27451 of 27217 of
27452 allthings 27218 all
  27219 things
27453 is 27220 is
27454 entirely 27221 entirelyindifferent
27455 indifferent  
27456 to 27222 to
27457 all 27223 all
27458 theseprinciples 27224 these
27459 ;​ 27225 principles;​
27460 and 27226 and
27461 has 27227 has
27462 no 27228 no
27463 more 27229 more
27464 regard 27230 regard
27465 togood 27231 to
27466 above 27232 good
27467 ill,​ 27233 aboveill,​
27468 than 27234 than
27469 to 27235 to
27470 heat 27236 heat
27471 above 27237 above
27472 cold,​ 27238 cold,​
27473 'or 27239 or
27474 to 27240 to
27475 drought 27241 drought
27476 above 27242 above
27477 moisture,​ 27243 moisture,​
27478 or 27244 or
27479 tolight 27245 to
27480 above 27246 lightabove
27481 heavy.​There 27247 heavy.​There
27482 may 27248 may
27483 four 27249 four
27484 hypotheses 27250 hypotheses
27485 be 27251 be
27486 framed 27252 framed
27487 concerning 27253 concerning
27488 the 27254 the
27489 first 27255 first
27490 causes 27256 causes
27491 of 27257 of
27492 theUniverse:​ 27258 theuniverse:​
27493 that 27259 that
27494 they 27260 they
27495 are 27261 are
27496 endowed 27262 endowed
27497 withperfect 27263 with
27498 goodness 27264 perfect
27499 ;​ 27265 goodness;​
27500 that 27266 that
27501 they 27267 they
27502 have 27268 haveperfect
27503 perfect 27269 malice;​
27504 malice  
27505 ;​  
27506 that 27270 that
27507 they 27271 they
27508 are 27272 are
27509 opposite,​ 27273 opposite,​
27510 andhave 27274 and
  27275 have
27511 both 27276 both
27512 goodness 27277 goodness
27513 and 27278 andmalice;​
27514 malice;​ 27279 that
27515 thatthey 27280 they
27516 have 27281 have
27517 neither 27282 neither
27518 goodness 27283 goodness
27519 nor 27284 nor
27520 malice.​Mixt 27285 malice.​
  27286 Mixed
27521 phenomena 27287 phenomena
27522 can 27288 cannever
27523 never  
27524 prove 27289 prove
27525 thetwo 27290 the
  27291 two
27526 former 27292 former
27527 unmixt 27293 unmixed
27528 principles.​ 27294 principles;​
27529 And  
27530 theuniformity  
27531 and 27295 and
27532 steadiness 27296 the
  27297 uniformity
  27298 andsteadiness
27533 of 27299 of
27534 generallaws 27300 general
  27301 laws
27535 seem 27302 seem
27536 to 27303 to
27537 oppose 27304 oppose
27538 the 27305 the
27539 third.​ 27306 third.​
27540 Thefourth,​222 27307 The
27541 Dialogues 27308 fourth,​therefore,​
27542 concerningPart  
27543 fourth,​  
27544 therefore,​  
27545 seems 27309 seems
27546 by 27310 by
27547 far 27311 far
27548 the 27312 the
27549 mostv^-​>j 27313 most
27550 probable.​What 27314 probable.​What
27551 I 27315 I
27552 have 27316 have
27553 said 27317 said
27554 concerning 27318 concerning
27555 natural 27319 natural
27556 evil 27320 evil
27557 will 27321 will
27558 apply 27322 apply
27559 to 27323 to
27560 moral,​ 27324 moral,​
27561 with 27325 with
27562 littleor 27326 littleor
27563 no 27327 no
27564 variation 27328 variation;​
27565 ;​  
27566 and 27329 and
27567 we 27330 we
27568 have 27331 have
27569 no 27332 no
27570 morereason 27333 more
  27334 reason
27571 to 27335 to
27572 infer,​ 27336 infer,​
27573 that 27337 that
27574 the 27338 the
27575 rectitude 27339 rectitudeof
27576 of 27340 the
27577 theSupreme 27341 Supreme
27578 Being 27342 Being
27579 resembles 27343 resembles
27580 human 27344 human
27581 rectitude 27345 rectitude,​
27582 than 27346 than
27583 that 27347 that
27584 his 27348 his
27585 benevolence 27349 benevolenceresembles
27586 resemblesthe 27350 the
27587 human.​ 27351 human.​
27588 Nay,​ 27352 Nay,​
27589 it 27353 it
27590 will 27354 will
27591 be 27355 be
27592 thought,​that 27356 thought,​
  27357 that
27593 we 27358 we
27594 have 27359 have
27595 still 27360 still
27596 greater 27361 greatercause
27597 cause  
27598 to 27362 to
27599 exclude 27363 exclude
27600 from 27364 from
27601 him 27365 him
27602 moral 27366 moral
27603 sentiments,​ 27367 sentiments,​
27604 suchas 27368 such
  27369 as
27605 we 27370 we
27606 feel 27371 feel
27607 them 27372 them;​
27608 ;​ 27373 sincemoral
27609 since  
27610 moral  
27611 evil,​ 27374 evil,​
27612 in 27375 in
27613 theopinion 27376 the
  27377 opinion
27614 of 27378 of
27615 many,​ 27379 many,​
27616 is 27380 is
27617 much 27381 much
27618 more 27382 more
27619 predominant 27383 predominant
27620 above 27384 above
27621 moral 27385 moralgood
27622 good  
27623 than 27386 than
27624 naturalevil 27387 natural
  27388 evil
27625 above 27389 above
27626 natural 27390 natural
27627 good.​But 27391 good.​But
27628 even 27392 even
27629 though 27393 though
27630 this 27394 this
27631 should 27395 should
27632 not 27396 not
27633 beallowed;​ 27397 be
  27398 allowed,​
27634 and 27399 and
27635 though 27400 though
27636 the 27401 the
27637 virtue,​ 27402 virtue
27638 whichis 27403 whichis
27639 in 27404 in
27640 mankind,​ 27405 mankind
27641 should 27406 should
27642 be 27407 be
27643 acknowledgedmuch 27408 acknowledged
  27409 much
27644 superior 27410 superior
27645 to 27411 to
27646 the 27412 the
27647 vice 27413 vice,​
27648 ;​  
27649 yet 27414 yet
27650 so 27415 solong
27651 longas 27416 as
27652 there 27417 there
27653 is 27418 is
27654 any 27419 any
27655 vice 27420 vice
27656 at 27421 at
27657 all 27422 all
27658 in 27423 in
27659 the 27424 the
27660 universe,​ 27425 universe,​
27661 it 27426 it
27662 will 27427 will
27663 very 27428 very
27664 much 27429 muchpuzzle
27665 puzzle  
27666 you 27430 you
27667 An-​thropomorphites,​ 27431 Anthropomorphites,​
27668 how 27432 how
27669 to 27433 to
27670 account 27434 account
27671 for 27435 for
27672 it.​.​ 27436 it.​
27673 YouNatural 27437 You
27674 Religion.​  
27675 223You  
27676 must 27438 must
27677 assign 27439 assign
27678 a 27440 acause
27679 cause  
27680 for 27441 for
27681 it,​ 27442 it,​
27682 without 27443 without
27683 Parthaving 27444 having
27684 recourse 27445 recourse
27685 to 27446 to
27686 the 27447 the
27687 first 27448 first
27688 cause.​ 27449 cause.​
27689 But 27450 But
27690 <^~>as 27451 as
27691 every 27452 everyeffect
27692 effect  
27693 must 27453 must
27694 have 27454 have
27695 a 27455 a
27696 cause,​ 27456 cause,​
27697 andthat 27457 and
  27458 that
27698 cause 27459 cause
27699 another 27460 another,​
27700 ;​ 27461 you
27701 you.​  
27702 must 27462 must
27703 eithercarry 27463 either
27704 on 27464 carryon
27705 the 27465 the
27706 progression 27466 progression
27707 in 27467 in
27708 infinitum,​ 27468 infinitum,​
27709 orrest 27469 or
  27470 rest
27710 on 27471 on
27711 that 27472 that
27712 original 27473 original
27713 principle,​ 27474 principle,​
27714 who 27475 whois
27715 isthe 27476 the
27716 ultimate 27477 ultimate
27717 cause 27478 cause
27718 of 27479 of
27719 all 27480 all
27720 thingsHold! 27481 things.​.​.​Hold!
27721 Hold! 27482 hold!
27722 cried 27483 cried
27723 Demea:​ 27484 DEMEA:​
27724 Whither 27485 Whither
27725 does 27486 does
27726 your 27487 your
27727 imagination 27488 imagination
27728 hurry 27489 hurry
27729 you 27490 you?
27730 ?I 27491 Ijoined
27731 joined  
27732 in 27492 in
27733 alliance 27493 alliance
27734 with 27494 with
27735 you,​ 27495 you,​
27736 in 27496 in
27737 orderto 27497 order
  27498 to
27738 prove 27499 prove
27739 the 27500 the
27740 incomprehensible 27501 incomprehensiblenatur​e
27741 nature 27502 of
27742 ofthe 27503 the
27743 Divine 27504 Divine
27744 Being,​ 27505 Being,​
27745 and 27506 and
27746 refute 27507 refute
27747 the 27508 the
27748 principles 27509 principles
27749 of 27510 of
27750 Cleanthes,​ 27511 CLEANTHES,​
27751 who 27512 whowould
27752 would  
27753 measure 27513 measure
27754 every 27514 every
27755 thing 27515 thing
27756 by 27516 by
27757 a  
27758 human 27517 human
27759 rule 27518 rule
27760 andstandard.​ 27519 and
  27520 standard.​
27761 But 27521 But
27762 I 27522 I
27763 now 27523 now
27764 find 27524 find
27765 you 27525 yourunning
27766 runninginto 27526 into
27767 all 27527 all
27768 the 27528 the
27769 topics 27529 topics
27770 of 27530 of
27771 the 27531 the
27772 greatest 27532 greatest
27773 libertines 27533 libertines
27774 and 27534 and
27775 infidels 27535 infidels,​
27776 ;​ 27536 andbetraying
27777 and 27537 that
27778 betraying 27538 holy
27779 thatholy 27539 cause
27780 cause,​  
27781 which 27540 which
27782 you 27541 you
27783 seemingly 27542 seemingly
27784 espoused.​ 27543 espoused.​
27785 Are 27544 Are
27786 you 27545 you
27787 secretly,​ 27546 secretly,​then,​
27788 then,​  
27789 a 27547 a
27790 moredangerous 27548 more
  27549 dangerous
27791 enemy 27550 enemy
27792 than 27551 than
27793 Cleantheshimself?And 27552 CLEANTHES
  27553 himself?And
27794 are 27554 are
27795 you 27555 you
27796 so 27556 so
27797 late 27557 late
27798 in 27558 in
27799 perceiving 27559 perceiving
27800 it?replied224 27560 it?
27801 Dialogues  
27802 concerningPart  
27803 replied 27561 replied
27804 Cleanthes.​ 27562 CLEANTHES.​
27805 Believe 27563 Believe
27806 me,​ 27564 me,​DEMEA,​
27807 De-​^^i,​  
27808 meA;​  
27809 your 27565 your
27810 friend 27566 friend
27811 Philo,​ 27567 PHILO,​
27812 from 27568 from
27813 the 27569 the
27814 beginning,​ 27570 beginning,​
27815 has 27571 has
27816 been 27572 been
27817 amusing 27573 amusing
27818 himself 27574 himself
27819 atboth 27575 atboth
27820 our 27576 our
27821 expence;​ 27577 expense;​
27822 and 27578 and
27823 it 27579 it
27824 must 27580 must
27825 be 27581 be
27826 confessed,​ 27582 confessed,​
27827 that 27583 that
27828 the 27584 the
27829 injudicious 27585 injudiciousreasoning
27830 reasoning 27586 of
27831 ofour 27587 our
27832 vulgar 27588 vulgar
27833 theology 27589 theology
27834 has 27590 has
27835 given 27591 given
27836 him 27592 him
27837 buttoo 27593 but
  27594 too
27838 just 27595 just
27839 a 27596 a
27840 handle 27597 handle
27841 of 27598 ofridicule.​
27842 ridicule.​  
27843 The 27599 The
27844 totalinfirmity 27600 total
  27601 infirmity
27845 of 27602 of
27846 human 27603 human
27847 reason,​ 27604 reason,​
27848 the 27605 the
27849 absoluteincomprehensi​bility 27606 absoluteincomprehensi​bility
27850 of 27607 of
27851 the 27608 the
27852 Divine 27609 Divine
27853 Nature,​ 27610 Nature,​
27854 the 27611 the
27855 great 27612 great
27856 and 27613 and
27857 universal 27614 universal
27858 misery 27615 misery,​and
27859 andstill 27616 still
27860 greater 27617 greater
27861 wickedness 27618 wickedness
27862 of 27619 of
27863 men 27620 men;​
27864 ;​ 27621 these
27865 theseare 27622 are
27866 strange 27623 strange
27867 topics,​ 27624 topics,​
27868 surely,​ 27625 surely,​
27869 to 27626 tobe
27870 be  
27871 so 27627 so
27872 fondlycherished 27628 fondly
  27629 cherished
27873 by 27630 by
27874 orthodox 27631 orthodox
27875 divines 27632 divines
27876 and 27633 and
27877 doctors.​ 27634 doctors.​
27878 In 27635 In
27879 ages 27636 ages
27880 of 27637 ofstupidity
27881 stupidity  
27882 and 27638 and
27883 ignorance,​ 27639 ignorance,​
27884 indeed,​these 27640 indeed,​
  27641 these
27885 principles 27642 principles
27886 may 27643 may
27887 safely 27644 safely
27888 be 27645 be
27889 espoused 27646 espoused;​and
27890 ;​ 27647 perhaps
27891 and,​  
27892 perhaps,​  
27893 no 27648 no
27894 viewsof 27649 views
  27650 of
27895 things 27651 things
27896 are 27652 are
27897 more 27653 more
27898 proper 27654 proper
27899 to 27655 to
27900 promotesuperstition,​ 27656 promote
27901 than 27657 superstition,​than
27902 such 27658 such
27903 as 27659 as
27904 encourage 27660 encourage
27905 theblind 27661 the
  27662 blind
27906 amazement,​ 27663 amazement,​
27907 the 27664 the
27908 diffidence,​ 27665 diffidence,​
27909 andmelancholy 27666 andmelancholy
27910 of 27667 of
27911 mankind,​ 27668 mankind.​
27912 But 27669 But
27913 at 27670 at
27914 presentBlame 27671 present.​.​.​Blame
27915 not 27672 not
27916 so 27673 so
27917 much,​ 27674 much,​
27918 interposed 27675 interposed
27919 Philo,​ 27676 PHILO,​
27920 the 27677 the
27921 ignorance 27678 ignorance
27922 of 27679 of
27923 these 27680 these
27924 reverend 27681 reverendgentlemen.​
27925 gentlemen.​Natural  
27926 Religion.​  
27927 225tlemen.​  
27928 They 27682 They
27929 know 27683 know
27930 how 27684 how
27931 to 27685 to
27932 change 27686 change
27933 their 27687 their
27934 Partstyle 27688 style
27935 with 27689 with
27936 the 27690 the
27937 times.​ 27691 times.​
27938 Formerly 27692 Formerlyit
27939 it  
27940 was 27693 was
27941 a 27694 a
27942 _~oJmost 27695 most
27943 popular 27696 popular
27944 theological 27697 theological
27945 topic 27698 topic
27946 to 27699 to
27947 maintain,​ 27700 maintain,​
27948 that 27701 that
27949 human 27702 human
27950 life 27703 life
27951 was 27704 wasvanity
27952 vanity 27705 and
27953 andmisery,​ 27706 misery,​
27954 and 27707 and
27955 to 27708 to
27956 exaggerate 27709 exaggerate
27957 all 27710 all
27958 the 27711 the
27959 ills 27712 ills
27960 andpains 27713 and
  27714 pains
27961 which 27715 which
27962 are 27716 areincident
27963 incident  
27964 to 27717 to
27965 men.​ 27718 men.​
27966 Butof 27719 But
  27720 of
27967 late 27721 late
27968 years,​ 27722 years,​
27969 divines,​ 27723 divines,​
27970 we 27724 we
27971 find,​ 27725 find,​
27972 begin 27726 begin
27973 toretract 27727 to
27974 this 27728 retractthis
27975 position;​ 27729 position;​
27976 and 27730 and
27977 maintain,​though 27731 maintain,​
  27732 though
27978 still 27733 still
27979 with 27734 with
27980 some 27735 some
27981 hesitation,​ 27736 hesitation,​
27982 thatthere 27737 thatthere
27983 are 27738 are
27984 more 27739 more
27985 goods 27740 goods
27986 than 27741 than
27987 evils,​ 27742 evils,​
27988 more 27743 more
27989 ,​pleasures 27744 pleasures
27990 than 27745 than
27991 pains,​ 27746 pains,​
27992 even 27747 even
27993 in 27748 in
27994 this 27749 thislife.​
27995 life.​When 27750 When
27996 religion 27751 religion
27997 stood 27752 stood
27998 entirely 27753 entirely
27999 upon 27754 upon
28000 temper 27755 temper
28001 and 27756 and
28002 education,​ 27757 education,​
28003 it 27758 it
28004 was 27759 wasthought
28005 thought  
28006 proper 27760 proper
28007 to 27761 to
28008 encourage 27762 encourage
28009 melancholy;​ 27763 melancholy;​
28010 as 27764 as
28011 indeed,​mankind 27765 indeed
  27766 mankind
28012 never 27767 never
28013 have 27768 haverecourse
28014 recourse  
28015 to 27769 to
28016 superior 27770 superior
28017 powers 27771 powers
28018 so 27772 so
28019 readily 27773 readily
28020 as 27774 as
28021 in 27775 in
28022 that 27776 that
28023 disposition.​ 27777 disposition.​
28024 But 27778 But
28025 as 27779 as
28026 men 27780 menhave
28027 have  
28028 now 27781 now
28029 learnedto 27782 learned
  27783 to
28030 form 27784 form
28031 principles,​ 27785 principles,​
28032 and 27786 and
28033 to 27787 to
28034 draw 27788 draw
28035 consequences,​ 27789 consequences,​
28036 it 27790 it
28037 is 27791 isnecessary
28038 necessary  
28039 to 27792 to
28040 change 27793 change
28041 thebatteries,​ 27794 the
  27795 batteries,​
28042 and 27796 and
28043 to 27797 to
28044 make 27798 make
28045 use 27799 use
28046 of 27800 of
28047 such 27801 such
28048 arguments 27802 arguments
28049 as 27803 aswill
28050 will  
28051 endure 27804 endure
28052 at 27805 at
28053 least 27806 least
28054 somescrutiny 27807 some
  27808 scrutiny
28055 and 27809 and
28056 examination.​ 27810 examination.​
28057 This 27811 This
28058 variation 27812 variation
28059 is 27813 is
28060 the 27814 thesame
28061 same  
28062 (and 27815 (and
28063 from 27816 from
28064 the 27817 the
28065 same' 27818 same
28066 causes)​226  
28067 Dialogues  
28068 concerningP*RT  
28069 causes)​ 27819 causes)​
28070 with 27820 with
28071 that 27821 that
28072 which 27822 which
28073 I 27823 I
28074 formerly 27824 formerly
28075 re*^r^j 27825 remarked
28076 marked 27826 withregard
28077 with  
28078 regard  
28079 to 27827 to
28080 Scepticism.​Thus 27828 Scepticism.​Thus
28081 Philo 27829 PHILO
28082 continued 27830 continued
28083 to 27831 to
28084 the 27832 the
28085 last 27833 last
28086 hisspirit 27834 his
  27835 spirit
28087 of 27836 of
28088 opposition,​ 27837 opposition,​
28089 and 27838 and
28090 his 27839 his
28091 censure 27840 censureof
28092 ofestablished 27841 established
28093 opinions.​ 27842 opinions.​
28094 But 27843 But
28095 I 27844 I
28096 could 27845 could
28097 observe,​ 27846 observe
28098 that 27847 that
28099 Demea 27848 DEMEA
28100 did 27849 did
28101 not 27850 not
28102 at 27851 at
28103 all 27852 allrelish
28104 relishthe 27853 the
28105 latter 27854 latter
28106 part 27855 part
28107 of 27856 of
28108 the 27857 the
28109 discourse 27858 discourse;​
28110 ;​  
28111 and 27859 and
28112 hetook 27860 he
  27861 took
28113 occasion 27862 occasion
28114 soon 27863 soon
28115 after,​ 27864 after,​on
28116 on  
28117 some 27865 some
28118 presence 27866 pretence
28119 or 27867 or
28120 other,​ 27868 other,​
28121 to 27869 to
28122 leave 27870 leave
28123 the 27871 the
28124 company.​PARTAPART 27872 company.​PART
28125 XII.​FTERDemea's 27873 12After
  27874 DEMEA's
28126 departure,​ 27875 departure,​
28127 Clean-​ 27876 CLEANTHES
28128 Partthes  
28129 and 27877 and
28130 Philo 27878 PHILO
28131 continued 27879 continued
28132 theconversation 27880 the
28133 in 27881 conversationin
28134 the 27882 the
28135 following 27883 following
28136 manner.​Our 27884 manner.​
  27885 Our
28137 friend,​ 27886 friend,​
28138 I 27887 I
28139 am 27888 am
28140 afraid,​ 27889 afraid,​
28141 said 27890 said
28142 Clean-​thes,​ 27891 CLEANTHES,​
28143 will 27892 willhave
28144 have  
28145 little 27893 little
28146 inclination 27894 inclination
28147 to 27895 to
28148 revive 27896 revive
28149 this 27897 this
28150 topic 27898 topic
28151 of 27899 of
28152 discourse,​ 27900 discourse,​
28153 while 27901 while
28154 youare 27902 you
28155 in 27903 arein
28156 company 27904 company;​
28157 ;​  
28158 and 27905 and
28159 to 27906 to
28160 tell 27907 tell
28161 truth,​Philo,​ 27908 truth,​
  27909 PHILO,​
28162 I 27910 I
28163 should 27911 should
28164 rather 27912 rather
28165 wish 27913 wish
28166 to 27914 to
28167 reasonwith 27915 reason
28168 either 27916 witheither
28169 of 27917 of
28170 you 27918 you
28171 apart 27919 apart
28172 on 27920 on
28173 a 27921 a
28174 subjectso 27922 subject
  27923 so
28175 sublime 27924 sublime
28176 and 27925 and
28177 interesting.​ 27926 interesting.​
28178 Your 27927 Your
28179 spiritof 27928 spiritof
28180 controversy,​ 27929 controversy,​
28181 joined 27930 joined
28182 to 27931 to
28183 your 27932 your
28184 abhor-​,​rence 27933 abhorrence
28185 of 27934 of
28186 vulgar 27935 vulgar
28187 superstition,​ 27936 superstition,​
28188 carries 27937 carriesyou
28189 youstrange 27938 strange
28190 lengths,​ 27939 lengths,​
28191 when 27940 when
28192 engaged 27941 engaged
28193 in 27942 in
28194 an 27943 an
28195 argument;​ 27944 argument;​
28196 and 27945 and
28197 there 27946 there
28198 is 27947 is
28199 nothing 27948 nothing
28200 so 27949 sosacred
28201 sacredand 27950 and
28202 venerable,​ 27951 venerable,​
28203 even 27952 even
28204 irt 27953 in
28205 your 27954 your
28206 own 27955 own
28207 eyes,​which.​you 27956 eyes,​
  27957 which
  27958 you
28208 spare 27959 spare
28209 on 27960 on
28210 that 27961 thatoccasion.​I
28211 occaiion.​I228  
28212 Dialogues  
28213 concerningPart  
28214 I  
28215 must 27962 must
28216 confess,​ 27963 confess,​
28217 replied 27964 replied
28218 Philo,​ 27965 PHILO,​
28219 thatv^vO 27966 that
28220 I 27967 I
28221 am 27968 am
28222 less 27969 less
28223 cautious 27970 cautious
28224 on 27971 on
28225 the 27972 the
28226 subject 27973 subject
28227 of 27974 ofNatural
28228 Natural  
28229 Religion 27975 Religion
28230 than 27976 than
28231 on 27977 on
28232 any 27978 any
28233 other;​ 27979 other;​
28234 bothbecause 27980 both
  27981 because
28235 I 27982 I
28236 know 27983 know
28237 that 27984 that
28238 I 27985 I
28239 can 27986 can
28240 never,​ 27987 never,​on
28241 on 27988 that
28242 thathead,​ 27989 head,​
28243 corrupt 27990 corrupt
28244 the 27991 the
28245 principles 27992 principles
28246 of 27993 of
28247 any 27994 any
28248 manof 27995 man
  27996 of
28249 common 27997 common
28250 sense;​ 27998 sense;​
28251 and 27999 andbecause
28252 because  
28253 no 28000 no
28254 one,​I 28001 one,​
  28002 I
28255 am 28003 am
28256 confident,​ 28004 confident,​
28257 in 28005 in
28258 whose 28006 whose
28259 eyes 28007 eyes
28260 I 28008 I
28261 appeara 28009 appear
  28010 a
28262 man 28011 man
28263 of 28012 of
28264 common 28013 commonsense,​
28265 sense,​  
28266 will 28014 will
28267 ever 28015 ever
28268 mistake 28016 mistake
28269 my 28017 my
28270 intentions.​ 28018 intentions.​
28271 You 28019 You,​
28272 in 28020 in
28273 particular,​Cleanthes,​ 28021 particular,​
28274 with 28022 CLEANTHES,​with
28275 whom 28023 whom
28276 I 28024 I
28277 live 28025 live
28278 in 28026 in
28279 unreserved 28027 unreserved
28280 intimacy 28028 intimacy;​
28281 ;​  
28282 you 28029 you
28283 are 28030 are
28284 sensible,​that,​ 28031 sensible,​
28285 notwithstanding 28032 thatnotwithstanding
28286 the 28033 the
28287 freedom 28034 freedom
28288 ofmy 28035 of
  28036 my
28289 conversation,​ 28037 conversation,​
28290 and 28038 and
28291 my 28039 my
28292 love 28040 love
28293 of 28041 of
28294 singular 28042 singulararguments,​
28295 arguments,​  
28296 no 28043 no
28297 one 28044 one
28298 has 28045 has
28299 a 28046 a
28300 deeper 28047 deeper
28301 senseof 28048 sense
  28049 of
28302 religion 28050 religion
28303 impressed 28051 impressed
28304 on 28052 on
28305 his 28053 his
28306 mind,​ 28054 mind,​or
28307 orpays 28055 pays
28308 more 28056 more
28309 profound 28057 profound
28310 adoration 28058 adoration
28311 to 28059 to
28312 theDivine 28060 the
  28061 Divine
28313 Being,​ 28062 Being,​
28314 as 28063 as
28315 he 28064 he
28316 discovers 28065 discovershimself
28317 himself 28066 to
28318 toreason,​ 28067 reason,​
28319 in 28068 in
28320 the 28069 the
28321 inexplicable 28070 inexplicable
28322 contrivanceand 28071 contrivance
  28072 and
28323 artifice 28073 artifice
28324 of 28074 ofnature.​
28325 Nature.​  
28326 A 28075 A
28327 purpose,​ 28076 purpose,​
28328 anintention,​ 28077 an
  28078 intention,​
28329 a 28079 a
28330 design,​ 28080 design,​
28331 strikes 28081 strikes
28332 every 28082 every
28333 wherethe 28083 where
28334 most 28084 the
28335 careless,​ 28085 mostcareless,​
28336 the 28086 the
28337 most 28087 most
28338 stupidthinker;​ 28088 stupid
  28089 thinker;​
28339 and 28090 and
28340 no 28091 no
28341 man 28092 man
28342 can 28093 can
28343 be 28094 be
28344 so 28095 so
28345 hardened 28096 hardened
28346 in 28097 inabsurd
28347 absurd  
28348 systems,​ 28098 systems,​
28349 as 28099 as
28350 at 28100 at
28351 all 28101 all
28352 times 28102 times
28353 toreject 28103 to
  28104 reject
28354 it.​ 28105 it.​
28355 That 28106 That
28356 Nature 28107 Nature
28357 does 28108 does
28358 nothing 28109 nothing
28359 invain,​,​Natural 28110 invain,​
28360 Religion  
28361 229vain,​  
28362 is 28111 is
28363 a 28112 a
28364 maxim 28113 maxim
28365 established 28114 established
28366 in 28115 in
28367 all 28116 all
28368 the 28117 the
28369 j^j*schools,​ 28118 schools,​
28370 merely 28119 merely
28371 from 28120 from
28372 the 28121 thecontemplation
28373 contemplation 28122 of
28374 ^v"*'of  
28375 the 28123 the
28376 works 28124 works
28377 of 28125 of
28378 Nature,​ 28126 Nature,​
28379 without 28127 without
28380 any 28128 any
28381 religious 28129 religious
28382 purpose 28130 purpose;​
28383 ;​ 28131 and,​from
28384 and,​  
28385 from  
28386 a 28132 a
28387 firm 28133 firm
28388 conviction 28134 conviction
28389 of 28135 of
28390 its 28136 its
28391 truth,​ 28137 truth,​
28392 an 28138 an
28393 anatomists 28139 anatomist,​
28394 whohad 28140 who
  28141 had
28395 observed 28142 observed
28396 a 28143 a
28397 new 28144 neworgan
28398 organ  
28399 or 28145 or
28400 canal,​would 28146 canal,​
  28147 would
28401 never 28148 never
28402 be 28149 be
28403 satisfied 28150 satisfied
28404 till 28151 till
28405 he 28152 he
28406 had 28153 had
28407 alsodiscovered 28154 also
28408 its 28155 discovered
28409 use 28156 itsuse
28410 and 28157 and
28411 intention.​ 28158 intention.​
28412 Onegreat 28159 One
  28160 great
28413 foundation 28161 foundation
28414 of 28162 of
28415 the 28163 the
28416 Copernicantsystem 28164 Copernican
  28165 system
28417 is 28166 is
28418 the 28167 themaxim,​
28419 maxim,​  
28420 That 28168 That
28421 Nature 28169 Nature
28422 ailsby 28170 acts
  28171 by
28423 the 28172 the
28424 simplejl 28173 simplest
28425 methods,​ 28174 methods,​
28426 and 28175 and
28427 chooses 28176 chooses
28428 the 28177 the
28429 mostproper 28178 mostproper
28430 means 28179 means
28431 to 28180 to
28432 any 28181 any
28433 end 28182 end;​
28434 ;​  
28435 and 28183 and
28436 astronomers 28184 astronomers
28437 often,​ 28185 often,​
28438 without 28186 without
28439 thinking 28187 thinking
28440 of 28188 of
28441 it^ 28189 it,​lay
28442 laythis 28190 this
28443 strong 28191 strong
28444 foundation 28192 foundation
28445 of 28193 of
28446 piety 28194 piety
28447 and 28195 and
28448 religion.​ 28196 religion.​
28449 The 28197 The
28450 same 28198 same
28451 thing 28199 thing
28452 is 28200 isobservable
28453 observable 28201 in
28454 inother 28202 other
28455 parts 28203 parts
28456 of 28204 of
28457 philosophy:​ 28205 philosophy:​
28458 And 28206 And
28459 thus 28207 thus
28460 allthe 28208 all
  28209 the
28461 sciences 28210 sciences
28462 almost 28211 almostlead
28463 lead  
28464 us 28212 us
28465 insensibly 28213 insensibly
28466 toacknowledge 28214 to
  28215 acknowledge
28467 a 28216 a
28468 first 28217 first
28469 intelligent 28218 intelligent
28470 Author;​and 28219 Author;​
28471 their 28220 and
28472 authority 28221 theirauthority
28473 is 28222 is
28474 osten 28223 often
28475 so 28224 so
28476 much 28225 much
28477 thegreater,​ 28226 the
  28227 greater,​
28478 as 28228 as
28479 they 28229 they
28480 do 28230 do
28481 not 28231 not
28482 directly 28232 directly
28483 professthat 28233 professthat
28484 intention.​It 28234 intention.​It
28485 is 28235 is
28486 with 28236 with
28487 pleasure 28237 pleasure
28488 I 28238 I
28489 hear 28239 hear
28490 GalENreason 28240 GALEN
  28241 reason
28491 concerning 28242 concerning
28492 the 28243 the
28493 structure 28244 structure
28494 of 28245 of
28495 theP 28246 thehuman
28496 human230  
28497 Dialogues  
28498 concerningPart  
28499 human  
28500 body.​ 28247 body.​
28501 The 28248 The
28502 anatomy 28249 anatomy
28503 of 28250 of
28504 a 28251 a
28505 man,​v*vO 28252 man,​
28506 says 28253 says
28507 he 28254 he
28508 *,​ 28255 [De
28509 discovers 28256 formatione
28510 above 28257 foetus],​
  28258 discoversabove
28511 600 28259 600
28512 differentmuscles 28260 different
28513 ;​ 28261 muscles;​
28514 and 28262 and
28515 whoever 28263 whoever
28516 duly 28264 duly
28517 considersthese,​ 28265 considers
  28266 these,​
28518 will 28267 will
28519 find,​ 28268 find,​that,​
28520 that  
28521 in 28269 in
28522 each 28270 each
28523 of 28271 of
28524 themNature 28272 them,​
  28273 Nature
28525 must 28274 must
28526 have 28275 have
28527 adjusted 28276 adjusted
28528 at 28277 at
28529 least 28278 least
28530 tendifferent 28279 ten
28531 circumstances,​ 28280 differentcircumstance​s,​
28532 in 28281 in
28533 order 28282 order
28534 to 28283 to
28535 attain 28284 attain
28536 the 28285 the
28537 end 28286 end
28538 which 28287 which
28539 she 28288 she
28540 proposed 28289 proposed;​
28541 ;​ 28290 properfigure,​
28542 proper  
28543 figure,​  
28544 just 28291 just
28545 magnitude,​ 28292 magnitude,​
28546 right 28293 right
28547 disposition 28294 disposition
28548 of 28295 of
28549 the 28296 the
28550 several 28297 several
28551 ends,​ 28298 ends,​
28552 upper 28299 upper
28553 and;​lower 28300 andlower
28554 position 28301 position
28555 of 28302 of
28556 the 28303 the
28557 whole,​ 28304 whole,​
28558 the 28305 the
28559 due 28306 due
28560 in-​ 28307 insertion
28561 ,​sertion  
28562 of 28308 of
28563 the 28309 the
28564 several 28310 several
28565 nerves,​ 28311 nerves,​veins,​
28566 veins,​ 28312 and
28567 andarteries 28313 arteries:​
28568 :​  
28569 So 28314 So
28570 that,​ 28315 that,​
28571 in 28316 in
28572 the 28317 the
28573 muscles 28318 muscles
28574 alone,​above 28319 alone,​
  28320 above
28575 6000 28321 6000
28576 several 28322 severalviews
28577 views  
28578 and 28323 and
28579 intentionsmust 28324 intentions
  28325 must
28580 have 28326 have
28581 been 28327 been
28582 formed 28328 formed
28583 and 28329 and
28584 executed.​The 28330 executed.​
  28331 The
28585 bones 28332 bones
28586 he 28333 hecalculates
28587 calculates  
28588 to 28334 to
28589 be 28335 be
28590 284:​ 28336 284:​
28591 Thedistinct 28337 The
28592 purposes,​ 28338 distinct
  28339 purposes
28593 aimed 28340 aimed
28594 at 28341 at
28595 in 28342 in
28596 the 28343 the
28597 structure 28344 structure
28598 of 28345 ofeach,​
28599 each,​  
28600 above 28346 above
28601 forty.​ 28347 forty.​
28602 What 28348 What
28603 a 28349 a
28604 prodigious 28350 prodigious
28605 display 28351 display
28606 of 28352 of
28607 artifice,​ 28353 artifice,​
28608 even 28354 even
28609 in 28355 in
28610 thesesimple 28356 thesesimple
28611 and 28357 and
28612 homogeneous 28358 homogeneous
28613 parts 28359 parts!
28614 ?  
28615 But 28360 But
28616 ifwe 28361 if
  28362 we
28617 consider 28363 consider
28618 the 28364 the
28619 skin,​ 28365 skin,​
28620 ligaments,​ 28366 ligaments,​vessels,​
28621 vessels,​glandules,​ 28367 glandules,​
28622 humours,​ 28368 humours,​
28623 the 28369 the
28624 several 28370 several
28625 limbsand 28371 limbs
  28372 and
28626 members 28373 members
28627 of 28374 of
28628 the 28375 the
28629 body 28376 body;​how
28630 ;​ 28377 must
28631 how 28378 our
28632 must:​.​  
28633 our*  
28634 Dc  
28635 formatione  
28636 fœtus.​Natural  
28637 Religion.​  
28638 231our  
28639 astonishment 28379 astonishment
28640 rise 28380 rise
28641 upon 28381 upon
28642 us,​ 28382 us,​
28643 in 28383 in
28644 pro-​ 28384 proportion
28645 **A*Tportion  
28646 to 28385 to
28647 the 28386 the
28648 number 28387 number
28649 and 28388 andintricacy
28650 intricacy  
28651 of 28389 of
28652 <-​-​v>/​the 28390 the
28653 parts 28391 parts
28654 so 28392 so
28655 artificially 28393 artificially
28656 adjusted 28394 adjusted!
28657 ? 28395 The
28658 Thefarther 28396 further
28659 we 28397 we
28660 advance 28398 advancein
28661 in  
28662 these 28399 these
28663 researches,​we 28400 researches,​
  28401 we
28664 discover 28402 discover
28665 new 28403 new
28666 scenes 28404 scenes
28667 of 28405 of
28668 art 28406 art
28669 and 28407 and
28670 wisdom:​ 28408 wisdom:​
28671 But 28409 But
28672 descry 28410 descrystill,​
28673 still,​  
28674 at 28411 at
28675 a 28412 a
28676 distance,​ 28413 distance,​
28677 farther 28414 further
28678 scenes 28415 scenes
28679 beyond 28416 beyond
28680 our 28417 our
28681 reach;​ 28418 reach;​
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28683 thefine 28420 the
28684 internal 28421 fineinternal
28685 structure 28422 structure
28686 of 28423 of
28687 the 28424 the
28688 parts,​ 28425 parts,​
28689 inthe 28426 in
28690 œconomy 28427 the
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28692 the 28430 the
28693 brain,​ 28431 brain,​
28694 in 28432 in
28695 the 28433 thefabric
28696 fabricof 28434 of
28697 the 28435 the
28698 seminal 28436 seminal
28699 vessels.​ 28437 vessels.​
28700 All 28438 All
28701 these 28439 these
28702 artificesare 28440 artifices
  28441 are
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28704 in 28443 in
28705 every 28444 everydifferent
28706 different  
28707 species 28445 species
28708 ofanimal,​ 28446 of
  28447 animal,​
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28710 wonderful 28449 wonderful
28711 variety,​ 28450 variety,​
28712 andwith 28451 and
28713 exact 28452 with
28714 propriety,​ 28453 exactpropriety,​
28715 suited 28454 suited
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28717 the 28456 the
28718 different 28457 different
28719 intentions 28458 intentions
28720 of 28459 of
28721 Nature 28460 Nature
28722 in 28461 in
28723 framingeach 28462 framing
28724 species.​ 28463 eachspecies.​
28725 And 28464 And
28726 if 28465 if
28727 the 28466 the
28728 infidelity 28467 infidelity
28729 ofGalen,​ 28468 of
  28469 GALEN,​
28730 even 28470 even
28731 when 28471 when
28732 these 28472 these
28733 natural 28473 natural
28734 sciences 28474 scienceswere
28735 were  
28736 still 28475 still
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28738 could 28477 could
28739 notWithstand 28478 not
  28479 withstand
28740 such 28480 such
28741 striking 28481 striking
28742 appearances 28482 appearances,​
28743 ;​to 28483 towhat
28744 what  
28745 pitch 28484 pitch
28746 of 28485 of
28747 pertinacious 28486 pertinacious
28748 obstinacymust 28487 obstinacy
  28488 must
28749 a 28489 a
28750 philosopher 28490 philosopher
28751 in 28491 in
28752 this 28492 this
28753 age 28493 age
28754 have 28494 haveattained,​
28755 attained,​  
28756 who 28495 who
28757 can 28496 can
28758 now 28497 now
28759 doubt 28498 doubt
28760 ofa 28499 of
28761 SupremeIntelligence?.​Could 28500 a
  28501 Supreme
  28502 Intelligence!Could
28762 I 28503 I
28763 meet 28504 meet
28764 with 28505 with
28765 one 28506 one
28766 of 28507 of
28767 this 28508 this
28768 spe-​P 28509 species
28769 2  
28770 cies232  
28771 Dialogues  
28772 concerningJ>aRT  
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28777 God,​ 28513 God,​
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28783 him 28519 him:​
28784 :​  
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28788 God,​ 28524 God,​
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28793 himselfimmediately 28529 himselfimmediately
28794 to 28530 to
28795 our 28531 our
28796 senses 28532 senses,​
28797 ;​  
28798 were 28533 were
28799 it 28534 it
28800 possible 28535 possible
28801 for 28536 for
28802 him 28537 him
28803 to 28538 to
28804 give 28539 give
28805 stronger 28540 strongerproofs
28806 proofs 28541 of
28807 ofhis 28542 his
28808 existence,​ 28543 existence,​
28809 than 28544 than
28810 what 28545 what
28811 appear 28546 appear
28812 on 28547 on
28813 thewhole 28548 the
  28549 whole
28814 face 28550 face
28815 of 28551 of
28816 Nature 28552 Nature?What
28817 ? 28553 indeed
28818 What 28554 could
28819 indeedcould  
28820 such 28555 such
28821 a 28556 a
28822 Divine 28557 Divine
28823 Being 28558 Being
28824 do,​ 28559 do,​
28825 but 28560 but
28826 copythe 28561 copy
  28562 the
28827 present 28563 present
28828 œconomy 28564 economy
28829 of 28565 ofthings;​
28830 things 28566 render
28831 ;​ 28567 many
28832 rendermany  
28833 of 28568 of
28834 his 28569 his
28835 artifices 28570 artifices
28836 so 28571 so
28837 plain,​ 28572 plain,​
28838 that 28573 that
28839 nostupidity 28574 no
28840 could 28575 stupidity
28841 mistake 28576 couldmistake
28842 them;​ 28577 them;​
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  28579 glimpses
28844 of 28580 of
28845 still 28581 still
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28847 artifices,​ 28583 artifices,​
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28849 his 28585 his
28850 prodigious 28586 prodigious
28851 superiorityabove 28587 superiority
  28588 above
28852 our 28589 our
28853 narrow 28590 narrow
28854 apprehensions 28591 apprehensions;​and
28855 ;​ 28592 conceal
28856 andconceal  
28857 altogether 28593 altogether
28858 a 28594 a
28859 great 28595 great
28860 many 28596 many
28861 fromsuch 28597 from
  28598 such
28862 imperfect 28599 imperfect
28863 creatures 28600 creatures?
28864 ? 28601 Now,​according
28865 Now,​  
28866 according  
28867 to 28602 to
28868 all 28603 all
28869 rules 28604 rules
28870 of 28605 of
28871 just 28606 just
28872 reasoning,​ 28607 reasoning,​
28873 everyfact 28608 every
  28609 fact
28874 must 28610 must
28875 pass 28611 pass
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28877 undisputed,​  
28878 when 28613 when
28879 itis 28614 it
  28615 is
28880 supported 28616 supported
28881 by 28617 by
28882 all 28618 all
28883 the 28619 the
28884 arguments 28620 arguments
28885 whichits 28621 which
28886 nature 28622 its
28887 admits 28623 natureadmits
28888 of;​ 28624 of;​
28889 even 28625 even
28890 though 28626 though
28891 thesearguments 28627 these
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28895 themselves,​ 28632 themselves,​
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28897 or 28634 or
28898 forcible:​ 28635 forcible:​
28899 How 28636 How
28900 much 28637 much
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28902 the 28640 the
28903 present 28641 present
28904 case,​ 28642 case,​
28905 where 28643 where
28906 no 28644 no
28907 humanimagination 28645 humanimagination
28908 can 28646 can
28909 compute 28647 compute
28910 their 28648 their
28911 number,​andNatural 28649 number,​
28912 Religion.​ 28650 and
28913 233•and  
28914 no 28651 no
28915 understanding 28652 understanding
28916 estimate 28653 estimate
28917 their 28654 theircogency!I
28918 Partcogency?I  
28919 shall 28655 shall
28920 farther 28656 further
28921 add,​ 28657 add,​
28922 said 28658 said
28923 Clean-​thes,​ 28659 CLEANTHES,​
28924 to 28660 to
28925 what 28661 what
28926 you 28662 you
28927 have 28663 have
28928 so 28664 so
28929 well 28665 well
28930 urged,​that 28666 urged,​
28931 one 28667 thatone
28932 great 28668 great
28933 advantage 28669 advantage
28934 of 28670 of
28935 the 28671 the
28936 prin-​ple 28672 principle
28937 of 28673 of
28938 Theism,​ 28674 Theism,​
28939 is,​ 28675 is,​
28940 that 28676 that
28941 it 28677 it
28942 is 28678 is
28943 the 28679 the
28944 only 28680 onlysystem
28945 system  
28946 of 28681 of
28947 cosmogony 28682 cosmogony
28948 which 28683 which
28949 can 28684 can
28950 be 28685 be
28951 rendered 28686 rendered
28952 intelligible 28687 intelligible
28953 and 28688 and
28954 complete,​ 28689 complete,​
28955 and 28690 andyet
28956 yetcan 28691 can
28957 throughout 28692 throughout
28958 preserve 28693 preserve
28959 a 28694 a
28960 strong 28695 strong
28961 analogy 28696 analogy
28962 to 28697 to
28963 what 28698 what
28964 we 28699 we
28965 every 28700 every
28966 day 28701 day
28967 see 28702 see
28968 and 28703 andexperience
28969 experience  
28970 in 28704 in
28971 the 28705 the
28972 world.​ 28706 world.​
28973 The 28707 The
28974 comparisonof 28708 comparison
  28709 of
28975 the 28710 the
28976 universe 28711 universe
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28978 a 28713 a
28979 machine 28714 machine
28980 of 28715 ofhuman
28981 humancontrivance 28716 contrivance,​
28982 is 28717 is
28983 so 28718 so
28984 obvious 28719 obvious
28985 and 28720 and
28986 natural,​and 28721 natural,​
  28722 and
28987 is 28723 is
28988 justified 28724 justified
28989 by 28725 by
28990 so 28726 so
28991 many 28727 manyinstances
28992 instances 28728 of
28993 oforder 28729 order
28994 and 28730 and
28995 design 28731 design
28996 in 28732 in
28997 Nature,​ 28733 Nature,​
28998 that 28734 that
28999 it 28735 it
29000 mustimmediately 28736 must
29001 strike 28737 immediately
29002 all 28738 strikeall
29003 unprejudiced 28739 unprejudiced
29004 apprehensions,​ 28740 apprehensions,​
29005 and 28741 and
29006 procure 28742 procure
29007 universal 28743 universal
29008 approbation.​ 28744 approbation.​Whoever
29009 Whoever  
29010 attempts 28745 attempts
29011 to 28746 to
29012 weakenthis 28747 weaken
  28748 this
29013 theory,​ 28749 theory,​
29014 cannot 28750 cannot
29015 pretend 28751 pretend
29016 to 28752 to
29017 succeedby 28753 succeed
29018 establishing 28754 byestablishing
29019 in 28755 in
29020 its 28756 its
29021 place 28757 place
29022 any 28758 any
29023 otherthat 28759 other
  28760 that
29024 is 28761 is
29025 precise 28762 precise
29026 and 28763 and
29027 determinate:​ 28764 determinate:​
29028 It 28765 Itis
29029 issufficient 28766 sufficient
29030 for 28767 for
29031 him,​ 28768 him
29032 if 28769 if
29033 he 28770 he
29034 start 28771 start
29035 doubts 28772 doubts
29036 anddifficulties  
29037 ;​  
29038 and 28773 and
29039 by 28774 difficulties;​
29040 remote  
29041 and 28775 and
29042 abstractP 28776 by
29043 3 28777 remoteand
29044 views1234 28778 abstract
29045 Dialogues  
29046 concerning.​.​  
29047 •Part  
29048 views 28779 views
29049 of 28780 of
29050 things,​ 28781 things,​
29051 reach 28782 reach
29052 that 28783 that
29053 suspense 28784 suspense
29054 of<wl> 28785 of
29055 judgment,​ 28786 judgement,​
29056 which 28787 which
29057 is 28788 ishere
29058 here  
29059 the 28789 the
29060 utmostboundary 28790 utmost
  28791 boundary
29061 of 28792 of
29062 his 28793 his
29063 wishes.​ 28794 wishes.​
29064 But 28795 But,​
29065 besidesthat 28796 besides
  28797 that
29066 this 28798 this
29067 state 28799 state
29068 of 28800 ofmind
29069 mind  
29070 is 28801 is
29071 in 28802 in
29072 itself 28803 itself
29073 unsatisfactory,​ 28804 unsatisfactory,​
29074 it 28805 it
29075 can 28806 can
29076 never 28807 never
29077 be 28808 be
29078 steadily 28809 steadily
29079 maintained 28810 maintainedagainst
29080 against  
29081 such 28811 such
29082 striking 28812 striking
29083 appearancesas 28813 appearances
  28814 as
29084 continually 28815 continually
29085 engage 28816 engage
29086 us 28817 us
29087 into 28818 into
29088 the 28819 thereligious
29089 religious  
29090 hypothesis.​ 28820 hypothesis.​
29091 A 28821 A
29092 false,​ 28822 false,​
29093 absurd 28823 absurd
29094 sy-​"stem,​ 28824 system,​
29095 human 28825 human
29096 nature,​ 28826 nature,​
29097 from 28827 from
29098 the 28828 theforce
29099 force 28829 of
29100 ofprejudice,​ 28830 prejudice,​
29101 is 28831 is
29102 capable 28832 capable
29103 of 28833 of
29104 adhering 28834 adhering
29105 to 28835 to
29106 withobstinacy 28836 with
29107 and 28837 obstinacy
29108 perseverance:​ 28838 andperseverance:​
29109 But 28839 But
29110 no 28840 no
29111 system 28841 system
29112 at 28842 at
29113 all,​ 28843 all,​
29114 in 28844 in
29115 opposition 28845 opposition
29116 to 28846 to
29117 a 28847 a
29118 theorysupported 28848 theory
29119 by 28849 supportedby
29120 strong 28850 strong
29121 and 28851 and
29122 obvious 28852 obvious
29123 reason,​ 28853 reason,​
29124 by 28854 by
29125 natural 28855 natural
29126 propensity,​ 28856 propensity,​
Offset 29134, 291 lines modified Offset 28864, 278 lines modified
29134 impossible 28864 impossible
29135 to 28865 to
29136 maintain 28866 maintain
29137 or 28867 or
29138 defend.​So 28868 defend.​So
29139 little,​ 28869 little,​
29140 replied 28870 replied
29141 Philo,​ 28871 PHILO,​
29142 do 28872 do
29143 I 28873 I
29144 esteemthis 28874 esteem
  28875 this
29145 suspense 28876 suspense
29146 of 28877 of
29147 judgment 28878 judgement
29148 in 28879 in
29149 the 28880 thepresent
29150 present  
29151 case 28881 case
29152 to 28882 to
29153 be 28883 be
29154 possible,​ 28884 possible,​
29155 that 28885 that
29156 I 28886 I
29157 am 28887 am
29158 apt 28888 apt
29159 tosuspect 28889 to
  28890 suspect
29160 there 28891 there
29161 enters 28892 enterssomewhat
29162 somewhat  
29163 of 28893 of
29164 a 28894 a
29165 dispute 28895 dispute
29166 of 28896 of
29167 words 28897 words
29168 into 28898 into
29169 this 28899 this
29170 controversy,​more 28900 controversy,​
  28901 more
29171 than 28902 than
29172 is 28903 isusually
29173 usually  
29174 imagined.​ 28904 imagined.​
29175 That.​ 28905 That
29176 the 28906 the
29177 works 28907 works
29178 of 28908 of
29179 Nature 28909 Nature
29180 bear 28910 bear
29181 a 28911 a
29182 great 28912 great
29183 analogyNatural 28913 analogy
29184 Religion.​  
29185 53Jiogy  
29186 to 28914 to
29187 the 28915 theproductions
29188 productions  
29189 of 28916 of
29190 art,​ 28917 art,​
29191 is 28918 is
29192 evident 28919 evident;​
29193 ;​ 28920 and
29194 Pa*tand  
29195 according 28921 according
29196 to 28922 to
29197 all 28923 all
29198 the 28924 the
29199 rules 28925 rules
29200 of 28926 of
29201 good 28927 goodreasoning,​
29202 ^yOreasoning,​  
29203 we 28928 we
29204 ought 28929 ought
29205 to 28930 to
29206 infer,​ 28931 infer,​
29207 if 28932 if
29208 we 28933 we
29209 argueat 28934 argue
  28935 at
29210 all 28936 all
29211 concerning 28937 concerning
29212 them,​ 28938 them,​
29213 that 28939 thattheir
29214 their 28940 causes
29215 causeshave 28941 have
29216 a 28942 a
29217 proportional 28943 proportional
29218 analogy.​ 28944 analogy.​
29219 But 28945 But
29220 asthere 28946 as
  28947 there
29221 are 28948 are
29222 also 28949 alsoconsiderable
29223 considerable 28950 differences,​
29224 differences,​we 28951 we
29225 have 28952 have
29226 reason 28953 reason
29227 to 28954 to
29228 suppose 28955 suppose
29229 a 28956 a
29230 proportionaldifferenc​e 28957 proportionaldifferenc​e
29231 in 28958 in
29232 the 28959 the
29233 causes 28960 causes;​
29234 ;​  
29235 and 28961 and
29236 in 28962 in
29237 particular 28963 particular,​
29238 ought 28964 ought
29239 to 28965 to
29240 attribute 28966 attribute
29241 a 28967 a
29242 much 28968 muchhigher
29243 higherdegree 28969 degree
29244 of 28970 of
29245 power 28971 power
29246 and 28972 and
29247 energy 28973 energy
29248 to 28974 to
29249 the 28975 the
29250 supreme 28976 supreme
29251 cause 28977 cause,​
29252 than 28978 than
29253 any 28979 any
29254 we 28980 we
29255 have 28981 haveever
29256 ever  
29257 observed 28982 observed
29258 in 28983 in
29259 mankind.​ 28984 mankind.​
29260 Here 28985 Here
29261 then 28986 then
29262 the 28987 the
29263 existence 28988 existence
29264 of 28989 of
29265 a 28990 a
29266 DEITY 28991 DEITY
29267 is 28992 is
29268 plainly 28993 plainlyascertained
29269 ascertained  
29270 by 28994 by
29271 reason 28995 reason:​
29272 :​  
29273 and 28996 and
29274 if 28997 if
29275 we 28998 we
29276 make 28999 make
29277 it 29000 it
29278 a 29001 a
29279 question,​ 29002 question,​
29280 whether,​ 29003 whether,​
29281 on 29004 on
29282 account 29005 accountof
29283 of  
29284 these 29006 these
29285 analogies,​ 29007 analogies,​
29286 we 29008 we
29287 can 29009 can
29288 properly 29010 properly
29289 call 29011 call
29290 him 29012 him
29291 a 29013 a
29292 mindor 29014 mind
29293 intelligence,​ 29015 or
29294 notwithstanding 29016 intelligence,​notwithstanding
29295 the 29017 the
29296 vastdifference 29018 vast
  29019 difference
29297 which 29020 which
29298 may 29021 may
29299 reasonably 29022 reasonably
29300 besupposed 29023 be
29301 between 29024 supposedbetween
29302 him 29025 him
29303 and 29026 and
29304 humanminds;​ 29027 human
  29028 minds;​
29305 what 29029 what
29306 is 29030 is
29307 this 29031 this
29308 but 29032 but
29309 a 29033 a
29310 mere 29034 mere
29311 verbalcontroversy 29035 verbal
29312 ? 29036 controversy?No
29313 No  
29314 man 29037 man
29315 can 29038 can
29316 deny 29039 deny
29317 theanalogies 29040 the
  29041 analogies
29318 between 29042 between
29319 the 29043 the
29320 .​effects 29044 effects:​
29321 :​  
29322 To 29045 To
29323 restrain 29046 restrain
29324 ourselves 29047 ourselvesfrom
29325 from  
29326 inquiring 29048 inquiring
29327 concerning 29049 concerning
29328 the 29050 the
29329 causes,​ 29051 causes
29330 is 29052 is
29331 scarcely 29053 scarcely
29332 possible:​P 29054 possible.​
29333 4  
29334 From236"  
29335 Dialogues  
29336 concerningPart  
29337 From 29055 From
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29339 inquiry,​  
29340 the 29057 the
29341 legitimate 29058 legitimate
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29343 is,​ 29060 is,​
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29345 the 29062 the
29346 causes 29063 causes
29347 have 29064 have
29348 also 29065 also
29349 ananalogy 29066 ananalogy:​
29350 :​  
29351 And 29067 And
29352 if 29068 if
29353 we 29069 we
29354 are 29070 are
29355 not 29071 not
29356 contentedwith 29072 contented
  29073 with
29357 calling 29074 calling
29358 the 29075 the
29359 first 29076 first
29360 and 29077 and
29361 supreme 29078 supremecause
29362 causea 29079 a
29363 GOD 29080 GOD
29364 or 29081 or
29365 DEITY,​ 29082 DEITY,​
29366 but 29083 but
29367 desire 29084 desire
29368 to 29085 to
29369 varythe 29086 vary
29370 expression 29087 the
29371 ;​ 29088 expression;​
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29373 can 29090 can
29374 we 29091 we
29375 call 29092 callhim
29376 himbut 29093 but
29377 MIND 29094 MIND
29378 or 29095 or
29379 THOUGHT,​ 29096 THOUGHT,​
29380 to 29097 to
29381 whichhe 29098 which
  29099 he
29382 is 29100 is
29383 justly 29101 justly
29384 supposed 29102 supposed
29385 to 29103 to
29386 bear 29104 bear
29387 a 29105 aconsiderable
29388 considerable  
29389 resemblance?All 29106 resemblance?All
29390 men 29107 men
29391 of 29108 of
29392 sound 29109 sound
29393 reason 29110 reason
29394 are 29111 are
29395 disgusted 29112 disgusted
29396 with 29113 with
29397 verbal 29114 verbal
29398 disputes,​ 29115 disputes,​
29399 which 29116 which
29400 a-​bound 29117 aboundso
29401 so  
29402 much 29118 much
29403 in 29119 in
29404 philosophical 29120 philosophical
29405 andtheological 29121 and
29406 inquiries 29122 theological
29407 ;​ 29123 inquiries;​
29408 and 29124 and
29409 it 29125 it
29410 is 29126 is
29411 found,​that 29127 found,​
29412 the 29128 thatthe
29413 only 29129 only
29414 remedy 29130 remedy
29415 for 29131 for
29416 this 29132 this
29417 abusemuist 29133 abuse
  29134 must
29418 arise 29135 arise
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29420 clear 29137 clear
29421 definitions,​ 29138 definitions,​
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29423 precision 29140 precision
29424 of 29141 of
Offset 29433, 1093 lines modified Offset 29150, 1072 lines modified
29433 from 29150 from
29434 thestrict 29151 thestrict
29435 and 29152 and
29436 uniform 29153 uniform
29437 use 29154 use
29438 of 29155 of
29439 those 29156 those
29440 termswhich 29157 terms
29441 ai*e 29158 which
  29159 are
29442 employed.​ 29160 employed.​
29443 But 29161 But
29444 there 29162 there
29445 is 29163 is
29446 aspecies 29164 aspecies
29447 of 29165 of
29448 controversy,​ 29166 controversy,​
29449 which,​ 29167 which,​
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29451 thevery 29169 the
  29170 very
29452 nature 29171 nature
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29454 language 29173 language
29455 and 29174 and
29456 of 29175 ofhuman
29457 humanideas,​ 29176 ideas,​
29458 is 29177 is
29459 involved 29178 involved
29460 in 29179 in
29461 perpetual 29180 perpetual
29462 ambiguity,​ 29181 ambiguity,​
29463 and 29182 and
29464 can 29183 can
29465 never,​ 29184 never,​
29466 by 29185 by
29467 any 29186 anyprecaution
29468 precautionNatural  
29469 Religion.​  
29470 237caution  
29471 or 29187 or
29472 any 29188 any
29473 definitions,​ 29189 definitions,​
29474 be 29190 be
29475 able 29191 able
29476 to 29192 to
29477 Partreach 29193 reach
29478 a 29194 a
29479 reasonable 29195 reasonable
29480 certainty 29196 certainty
29481 or 29197 orprecision.​
29482 pre-​  
29483 ^^iicision.​  
29484 These 29198 These
29485 are 29199 are
29486 the 29200 the
29487 controversies 29201 controversies
29488 concerning 29202 concerning
29489 the 29203 the
29490 degrees 29204 degrees
29491 of 29205 of
29492 any 29206 anyquality
29493 quality 29207 or
29494 orcircumstance.​ 29208 circumstance.​
29495 Men 29209 Men
29496 may 29210 may
29497 argue 29211 argue
29498 to 29212 to
29499 alleternity,​ 29213 all
  29214 eternity,​
29500 whether 29215 whether
29501 Hannibal 29216 HANNIBALbe
29502 be 29217 a
29503 agreat,​ 29218 great,​
29504 or 29219 or
29505 a 29220 a
29506 very 29221 very
29507 great,​ 29222 great,​
29508 or 29223 or
29509 a 29224 a
29510 superlativelygreat 29225 superlatively
  29226 great
29511 man,​ 29227 man,​
29512 what 29228 what
29513 degree 29229 degree
29514 of 29230 ofbeauty
29515 beauty 29231 CLEOPATRA
29516 Cleopatra  
29517 possessed,​ 29232 possessed,​
29518 what 29233 what
29519 epithet 29234 epithet
29520 ofpraise 29235 of
29521 Livy 29236 praise
  29237 LIVY
29522 or 29238 or
29523 Thucidydes 29239 THUCYDIDES
29524 is 29240 isentitled
29525 intitledto,​ 29241 to,​
29526 without 29242 without
29527 bringing 29243 bringing
29528 the 29244 the
29529 controversyto 29245 controversy
  29246 to
29530 any 29247 any
29531 determination.​ 29248 determination.​
29532 The 29249 Thedisputants
29533 disputantsmay 29250 may
29534 here 29251 here
29535 agree 29252 agree
29536 in 29253 in
29537 their 29254 their
29538 sense,​ 29255 sense,​
29539 and 29256 and
29540 differin 29257 differ
  29258 in
29541 the 29259 the
29542 terms,​ 29260 terms,​
29543 or 29261 orvice
29544 -​vice 29262 versa;​
29545 versa  
29546 ;​  
29547 yet 29263 yet
29548 never 29264 never
29549 beable 29265 be
  29266 able
29550 to 29267 to
29551 define 29268 define
29552 their 29269 their
29553 terms,​ 29270 terms,​
29554 so 29271 so
29555 as 29272 as
29556 to 29273 to
29557 enterinto 29274 enter
29558 each 29275 intoeach
29559 others 29276 other's
29560 meaning 29277 meaning:​
29561 :​  
29562 Because 29278 Because
29563 thedegrees 29279 the
  29280 degrees
29564 of 29281 of
29565 these 29282 these
29566 qualities 29283 qualities
29567 are 29284 are
29568 not,​ 29285 not,​like
29569 likequantity 29286 quantity
29570 or 29287 or
29571 number,​ 29288 number,​
29572 susceptible 29289 susceptible
29573 of 29290 of
29574 anyexact 29291 any
  29292 exact
29575 mensuration,​ 29293 mensuration,​
29576 which 29294 whichmay
29577 may  
29578 be 29295 be
29579 thestandard 29296 the
  29297 standard
29580 in 29298 in
29581 the 29299 the
29582 controversy.​ 29300 controversy.​
29583 That 29301 That
29584 thedispute 29302 the
29585 concerning 29303 dispute
29586 Theism 29304 concerningTheism
29587 is 29305 is
29588 of 29306 of
29589 thisnature,​ 29307 this
  29308 nature,​
29590 and 29309 and
29591 consequently 29310 consequently
29592 is 29311 is
29593 merely 29312 merely
29594 verbal,​ 29313 verbal,​
29595 or 29314 or
29596 perhaps,​ 29315 perhaps,​if
29597 if  
29598 possible,​ 29316 possible,​
29599 still 29317 still
29600 moreincurably 29318 more
  29319 incurably
29601 ambiguous,​ 29320 ambiguous,​
29602 will 29321 will
29603 appear 29322 appear
29604 uponthe*238 29323 upon
29605 Dialogues 29324 theslightest
29606 concerningPart  
29607 tlie  
29608 slightest  
29609 inquiry.​ 29325 inquiry.​
29610 I 29326 I
29611 ask 29327 ask
29612 the 29328 the
29613 Theist,​v^vO 29329 Theist,​
29614 if 29330 if
29615 he 29331 he
29616 does 29332 does
29617 not 29333 not
29618 allow,​ 29334 allow,​
29619 that 29335 that
29620 there 29336 there
29621 is 29337 isa
29622 a 29338 great
29623 greatand 29339 and
29624 immeasurable,​ 29340 immeasurable,​
29625 because 29341 because
29626 incomprehensible,​ 29342 incomprehensible
29627 difference 29343 difference
29628 between 29344 between
29629 the 29345 thehuman
29630 humanand 29346 and
29631 the 29347 the
29632 divine 29348 divine
29633 mind 29349 mind:​
29634 :​  
29635 The 29350 The
29636 more 29351 more
29637 pioushe 29352 pious
  29353 he
29638 is,​ 29354 is,​
29639 the 29355 the
29640 more 29356 more
29641 readily 29357 readily
29642 will 29358 will
29643 he 29359 heassent
29644 assent 29360 to
29645 tothe 29361 the
29646 .​affirmative,​ 29362 affirmative,​
29647 and 29363 and
29648 the 29364 the
29649 more 29365 more
29650 will 29366 will
29651 hebe 29367 he
  29368 be
29652 disposed 29369 disposed
29653 to 29370 to
29654 magnify 29371 magnifythe
29655 the 29372 difference:​
29656 difference 29373 He
29657 :​He  
29658 will 29374 will
29659 even 29375 even
29660 assert,​ 29376 assert,​
29661 that 29377 that
29662 the 29378 the
29663 differenceis 29379 difference
  29380 is
29664 of 29381 of
29665 a 29382 a
29666 nature 29383 naturewhich
29667 which  
29668 cannot 29384 cannot
29669 be 29385 be
29670 toomuch 29386 too
  29387 much
29671 magnified.​ 29388 magnified.​
29672 I 29389 I
29673 next 29390 next
29674 turn 29391 turn
29675 to 29392 to
29676 theAtheist,​ 29393 the
  29394 Atheist,​
29677 who,​ 29395 who,​
29678 I 29396 Iassert,​
29679 assert,​  
29680 is 29397 is
29681 only 29398 only
29682 nominally 29399 nominally
29683 so,​ 29400 so,​
29684 and 29401 and
29685 can 29402 can
29686 never 29403 never
29687 possibly 29404 possibly
29688 be 29405 be
29689 inearnest 29406 in
29690 ;​ 29407 earnest;​
29691 and 29408 and
29692 I 29409 Iask
29693 ask  
29694 him,​ 29410 him,​
29695 whether,​ 29411 whether,​
29696 fromthe 29412 from
  29413 the
29697 coherence 29414 coherence
29698 and 29415 and
29699 apparent 29416 apparent
29700 sympathyin 29417 sympathy
  29418 in
29701 all 29419 all
29702 the 29420 theparts
29703 parts  
29704 of 29421 of
29705 this 29422 this
29706 world,​ 29423 world,​
29707 there 29424 there
29708 benot 29425 be
  29426 not
29709 a 29427 a
29710 certain 29428 certain
29711 degree 29429 degree
29712 of 29430 of
29713 analogy 29431 analogy
29714 amongall 29432 among
29715 the 29433 allthe
29716 operations 29434 operations
29717 of 29435 of
29718 Nature,​ 29436 Nature,​
29719 in 29437 in
29720 everysituation 29438 every
  29439 situation
29721 and 29440 and
29722 in 29441 in
29723 every 29442 every
29724 age 29443 age;​
29725 ;​  
29726 whetherthe 29444 whetherthe
29727 rotting 29445 rotting
29728 of 29446 of
29729 a-​ 29447 a
29730 turnip,​ 29448 turnip,​
29731 the 29449 the
29732 generationof 29450 generation
  29451 of
29733 an 29452 an
29734 animal,​ 29453 animal,​
29735 and 29454 and
29736 the 29455 the
29737 structure 29456 structureof
29738 of  
29739 human 29457 human
29740 thought,​ 29458 thought,​
29741 be 29459 be
29742 not 29460 not
29743 energies 29461 energies
29744 that 29462 that
29745 probably 29463 probably
29746 bear 29464 bear
29747 some 29465 some
29748 remote 29466 remote
29749 analogy 29467 analogyto
29750 to 29468 each
29751 eachother 29469 other:​
29752 :​  
29753 It 29470 It
29754 is 29471 is
29755 impossible 29472 impossible
29756 he 29473 he
29757 can 29474 can
29758 deny 29475 deny
29759 it 29476 it:​
29760 :​HeNatural 29477 He
29761 Religion.​  
29762 239He  
29763 will 29478 will
29764 readily 29479 readilyacknowledge
29765 acknowledge  
29766 it.​ 29480 it.​
29767 Ha-​ 29481 Having
29768 &***.​ving  
29769 obtained 29482 obtained
29770 this 29483 this
29771 concession,​ 29484 concession,​
29772 I 29485 I
29773 pushhim 29486 push
  29487 him
29774 still 29488 still
29775 farther 29489 furtherin
29776 in  
29777 his 29490 his
29778 retreat 29491 retreat;​
29779 ;​  
29780 and 29492 and
29781 Iask 29493 I
  29494 ask
29782 him,​ 29495 him,​
29783 if 29496 if
29784 it 29497 it
29785 be 29498 be
29786 not 29499 not
29787 probable,​ 29500 probable,​
29788 that 29501 that
29789 theprinciple 29502 the
29790 which 29503 principlewhich
29791 first 29504 first
29792 arranged,​ 29505 arranged,​
29793 and 29506 and
29794 stillmaintains,​ 29507 still
  29508 maintains
29795 order 29509 order
29796 in 29510 in
29797 this 29511 this
29798 universe,​ 29512 universe,​
29799 bearsnot 29513 bearsnot
29800 also 29514 also
29801 some 29515 some
29802 remote 29516 remote
29803 inconceivable 29517 inconceivable
29804 a-​nalogy 29518 analogy
29805 to 29519 to
29806 the 29520 the
29807 other 29521 other
29808 operations 29522 operations
29809 of 29523 ofnature,​
29810 Nature,​ 29524 and,​
29811 and  
29812 among 29525 among
29813 the 29526 the
29814 rest 29527 rest,​
29815 to 29528 to
29816 the 29529 the
29817 ceco-​nomy 29530 economy
29818 of 29531 of
29819 human 29532 human
29820 mind 29533 mind
29821 and 29534 and
29822 thought.​However 29535 thought.​However
29823 reluctant,​ 29536 reluctant,​
29824 he 29537 he
29825 must 29538 must
29826 give 29539 give
29827 hisassent.​ 29540 his
  29541 assent.​
29828 Where 29542 Where
29829 then,​ 29543 then,​
29830 cry 29544 cry
29831 I 29545 I
29832 to 29546 to
29833 boththese 29547 boththese
29834 antagonists,​ 29548 antagonists,​
29835 is 29549 is
29836 the 29550 the
29837 subject 29551 subject
29838 of 29552 of
29839 yourdispute? 29553 your
  29554 dispute?
29840 The 29555 The
29841 Theist 29556 Theist
29842 allows,​ 29557 allows,​that
29843 that 29558 the
29844 theoriginal 29559 original
29845 intelligence 29560 intelligence
29846 is 29561 is
29847 very 29562 very
29848 differentfrom 29563 different
  29564 from
29849 human 29565 human
29850 reason 29566 reason:​
29851 :​ 29567 TheAtheist
29852 The  
29853 Atheist  
29854 allows,​ 29568 allows,​
29855 that 29569 that
29856 the 29570 the
29857 original 29571 original
29858 principle 29572 principle
29859 of 29573 of
29860 order 29574 order
29861 bears 29575 bears
29862 some 29576 some
29863 remote 29577 remoteanalogy
29864 analogy  
29865 to 29578 to
29866 it.​Will 29579 it.​
  29580 Will
29867 you 29581 you
29868 quarrel,​ 29582 quarrel,​
29869 Gentlemen,​ 29583 Gentlemen,​
29870 aboutthe 29584 about
29871 degrees 29585 the
29872 ;​ 29586 degrees,​
29873 and 29587 and
29874 enter 29588 enterinto
29875 into  
29876 a 29589 a
29877 controversy,​ 29590 controversy,​
29878 which 29591 which
29879 admits 29592 admits
29880 not 29593 not
29881 of 29594 of
29882 any 29595 any
29883 precisemeaning,​ 29596 precise
29884 nor 29597 meaning,​
29885 consequently 29598 norconsequently
29886 of 29599 of
29887 any 29600 any
29888 determination 29601 determination?
29889 ?  
29890 If 29602 If
29891 you 29603 you
29892 mould 29604 should
29893 be 29605 be
29894 so 29606 so
29895 obstinate,​ 29607 obstinate,​
29896 I 29608 Ishould
29897 should  
29898 not 29609 not
29899 be 29610 be
29900 surprised 29611 surprised
29901 tofind240 29612 to
29902 Dialogues 29613 find
29903 concerningPart 29614 you
29904 fin(j  
29905 ytfu  
29906 insensibly 29615 insensibly
29907 change 29616 change
29908 sides 29617 sides;​
29909 ;​ 29618 while
29910 whilev^rO 29619 theTheist,​
29911 the  
29912 Theist,​  
29913 on 29620 on
29914 the 29621 the
29915 one 29622 one
29916 hand,​ 29623 hand,​
29917 exaggeratesthe 29624 exaggerates
  29625 the
29918 dissimilarity 29626 dissimilarity
29919 between 29627 between
29920 the 29628 theSupreme
29921 SupremeBeing,​ 29629 Being,​
29922 and 29630 and
29923 frail,​ 29631 frail,​
29924 imperfect,​ 29632 imperfect,​
29925 variable,​fleeting,​ 29633 variable,​
  29634 fleeting,​
29926 and 29635 and
29927 mortal 29636 mortalcreatures;​
29928 creatures  
29929 ;​  
29930 and 29637 and
29931 theAtheist,​ 29638 the
  29639 Atheist,​
29932 on 29640 on
29933 the 29641 the
29934 other,​ 29642 other,​
29935 magnifies 29643 magnifies
29936 the 29644 the
29937 a-​nalogy 29645 analogy
29938 among 29646 among
29939 all 29647 allthe
29940 the  
29941 operations 29648 operations
29942 of 29649 of
29943 Nature,​ 29650 Nature,​
29944 in 29651 in
29945 every 29652 every
29946 period,​ 29653 period,​
29947 every 29654 every
29948 situation,​and 29655 situation,​
29949 every 29656 and
29950 position.​ 29657 everyposition.​
29951 Consider 29658 Consider
29952 then,​where 29659 then,​
  29660 where
29953 the 29661 the
29954 real 29662 real
29955 point 29663 point
29956 of 29664 of
29957 controversy 29665 controversy
29958 lies 29666 lies;​
29959 ;​and 29667 and
29960 if 29668 ifyou
29961 you  
29962 cannot 29669 cannot
29963 lay 29670 lay
29964 aside 29671 aside
29965 your 29672 your
29966 disputes,​ 29673 disputes,​
29967 endeavour,​ 29674 endeavour,​
29968 at 29675 at
29969 least,​ 29676 least,​
29970 to 29677 to
29971 cure 29678 cureyourselves
29972 yourselves  
29973 of 29679 of
29974 your 29680 your
29975 animosity.​And 29681 animosity.​And
29976 here 29682 here
29977 I 29683 I
29978 must 29684 must
29979 also 29685 also
29980 acknowledge,​Cleanthes,​ 29686 acknowledge,​
29981 that,​ 29687 CLEANTHES,​
  29688 that
29982 as 29689 as
29983 the 29690 the
29984 works 29691 works
29985 of 29692 of
29986 Nature 29693 Naturehave
29987 have  
29988 a 29694 a
29989 much 29695 much
29990 greater 29696 greater
29991 analogy 29697 analogy
29992 tothe 29698 to
  29699 the
29993 effects 29700 effects
29994 of 29701 of
29995 our 29702 our
29996 art 29703 art
29997 and 29704 and
29998 contrivance,​than 29705 contrivance,​than
29999 to 29706 to
30000 those 29707 those
30001 of 29708 of
30002 our 29709 our
30003 benevolence 29710 benevolence
30004 andjustice;​ 29711 and
  29712 justice,​
30005 we 29713 we
30006 have 29714 have
30007 reason 29715 reason
30008 to 29716 to
30009 infer,​ 29717 infer,​that
30010 thatthe 29718 the
30011 natural 29719 natural
30012 attributes 29720 attributes
30013 of 29721 of
30014 the 29722 the
30015 Deity 29723 Deity
30016 havea 29724 have
  29725 a
30017 greater 29726 greater
30018 resemblance 29727 resemblance
30019 to 29728 tothose
30020 those  
30021 of 29729 of
30022 men,​than 29730 men,​
  29731 than
30023 his 29732 his
30024 moral 29733 moral
30025 have 29734 have
30026 to 29735 to
30027 human 29736 human
30028 virtues.​But 29737 virtues.​
  29738 But
30029 what 29739 what
30030 is 29740 is
30031 the 29741 theconsequence?
30032 consequence 29742 Nothing
30033 ? 29743 but
30034 NothingbutNatural  
30035 Religion.​  
30036 241but  
30037 this,​ 29744 this,​
30038 that 29745 that
30039 the 29746 the
30040 moral 29747 moral
30041 qualities 29748 qualities
30042 of 29749 of
30043 Partman 29750 man
30044 are 29751 are
30045 more 29752 moredefective
30046 defective  
30047 in 29753 in
30048 their 29754 their
30049 kindthan 29755 kind
  29756 than
30050 his 29757 his
30051 natural 29758 natural
30052 abilities.​ 29759 abilities.​
30053 For 29760 For,​
30054 as 29761 as
30055 theSupreme 29762 the
30056 Being 29763 SupremeBeing
30057 is 29764 is
30058 allowed 29765 allowed
30059 to 29766 to
30060 be 29767 be
30061 absolutely 29768 absolutely
30062 and 29769 and
30063 entirely 29770 entirely
30064 perfect;​ 29771 perfect,​
30065 whateverdiffers 29772 whatever
30066 most 29773 differsmost
30067 from 29774 from
30068 him,​ 29775 him,​
30069 departs 29776 departs
30070 the 29777 the
30071 farthest 29778 furthest
30072 from 29779 from
30073 the 29780 the
30074 supreme 29781 supreme
30075 standard 29782 standard
30076 of 29783 ofrectitude
30077 rectitude  
30078 and 29784 and
30079 perfection 29785 perfection.​It
30080 *.​These,​*  
30081 It  
30082 seems 29786 seems
30083 evident,​ 29787 evident
30084 that 29788 that
30085 the 29789 the
30086 dispute 29790 dispute
30087 between 29791 between
30088 theSceptics 29792 the
30089 arid 29793 Skeptics
30090 Dogmatists 29794 and
30091 is 29795 Dogmatistsis
30092 entirely 29796 entirely
30093 verbal 29797 verbal,​
30094 ;​  
30095 or 29798 or
30096 at 29799 at
30097 leastregards 29800 least
  29801 regards
30098 only 29802 only
30099 the 29803 the
30100 degrees 29804 degrees
30101 of 29805 of
30102 doubt 29806 doubt
30103 and 29807 andassurance
30104 assurance,​ 29808 which
30105 whichwe 29809 we
30106 ought 29810 ought
30107 to 29811 to
30108 indulge 29812 indulge
30109 with 29813 with
30110 regard 29814 regard
30111 to 29815 to
30112 all 29816 all
30113 reasoning 29817 reasoning;​
30114 :​ 29818 and
30115 Andsuch 29819 suchdisputes
30116 disputes  
30117 are 29820 are
30118 commonly,​ 29821 commonly,​
30119 at 29822 at
30120 the 29823 the
30121 bottom,​ 29824 bottom,​
30122 verbal,​ 29825 verbal,​
30123 andadmit 29826 and
  29827 admit
30124 not 29828 not
30125 of 29829 of
30126 any 29830 any
30127 precise 29831 precisedetermination.​
30128 determination.​  
30129 No 29832 No
30130 philosophical 29833 philosophical
30131 Dogmatist 29834 Dogmatist
30132 denies,​ 29835 denies
30133 that 29836 that
30134 there 29837 there
30135 are 29838 aredifficulties
30136 difficulties 29839 both
30137 bothwith 29840 with
30138 regard 29841 regard
30139 to 29842 to
30140 the 29843 the
30141 fenses 29844 senses
30142 and 29845 and
30143 to 29846 to
30144 all 29847 all
30145 science 29848 science,​
30146 ;​  
30147 and 29849 and
30148 thatthese 29850 thatthese
30149 difficulties 29851 difficulties
30150 are 29852 are
30151 in 29853 in
30152 a 29854 a
30153 regular,​ 29855 regular,​
30154 logical 29856 logical
30155 method,​ 29857 method,​
30156 absolutely 29858 absolutelyinsolvable.​
30157 insolveable.​  
30158 No 29859 No
30159 Sceptic 29860 Skeptic
30160 denies,​ 29861 denies
30161 that 29862 that
30162 we 29863 we
30163 lie 29864 lie
30164 underan 29865 under
  29866 an
30165 absolute 29867 absolute
30166 necessity,​ 29868 necessity,​notwithstanding
30167 notwithstanding  
30168 these 29869 these
30169 difficulties,​of 29870 difficulties,​
  29871 of
30170 thinking,​ 29872 thinking,​
30171 and 29873 and
30172 believing,​ 29874 believing,​
30173 and 29875 andreasoning,​
30174 reasoning,​  
30175 with 29876 with
30176 regard 29877 regard
30177 toall 29878 to
  29879 all
30178 kinds 29880 kinds
30179 of 29881 of
30180 subjects,​ 29882 subjects,​
30181 and 29883 and
30182 even 29884 even
30183 of 29885 of
30184 frequently 29886 frequentlyassenting
30185 assentingwith 29887 with
30186 confidence 29888 confidence
30187 and 29889 and
30188 security.​ 29890 security.​
30189 The 29891 The
30190 only 29892 only
30191 difference,​ 29893 difference,​
30192 then,​between 29894 then,​
30193 these 29895 betweenthese
30194 sects,​ 29896 sects,​
30195 if 29897 if
30196 they 29898 they
30197 merit 29899 merit
30198 that 29900 that
30199 name,​ 29901 name,​
30200 is,​ 29902 is,​
30201 thatthe 29903 that
  29904 the
30202 Sceptic,​ 29905 Sceptic,​
30203 from 29906 from
30204 habit,​ 29907 habit,​caprice,​
30205 caprice,​  
30206 or 29908 or
30207 inclination,​ 29909 inclination,​
30208 insistsmost 29910 insists
  29911 most
30209 on 29912 on
30210 the 29913 the
30211 difficulties;​ 29914 difficulties;​
30212 the 29915 the
30213 Dogmatist,​ 29916 Dogmatist,​for
30214 for  
30215 like 29917 like
30216 reasons,​on 29918 reasons,​
  29919 on
30217 the 29920 the
30218 necessity.​242 29921 necessity.​These,​
30219 Dialogues 29922 CLEANTHES,​
30220 concerningPart  
30221 These,​  
30222 Cleanthes,​  
30223 are 29923 are
30224 my 29924 my
30225 un-​XII 29925 unfeigned
30226  
30227 .​  
30228 .​o-​vO  
30229 feigned  
30230 sentiments 29926 sentiments
30231 on 29927 on
30232 this 29928 this
30233 subject 29929 subject;​
30234 ;​ 29930 and
30235 andthese 29931 thesesentiments,​
30236 sentiments,​  
30237 you 29932 you
30238 know,​ 29933 know,​
30239 I 29934 I
30240 haveever 29935 have
  29936 ever
30241 cherished 29937 cherished
30242 and 29938 and
30243 maintained.​ 29939 maintained.​
30244 But 29940 But
30245 inproportion 29941 inproportion
30246 to 29942 to
30247 my 29943 my
30248 veneration 29944 veneration
30249 for 29945 for
30250 truereligion,​ 29946 true
  29947 religion,​
30251 is 29948 is
30252 my 29949 my
30253 abhorrence 29950 abhorrence
30254 of 29951 of
30255 vulgarsuperstitions 29952 vulgarsuperstitions;​
30256 ;​  
30257 and 29953 and
30258 I 29954 I
30259 indulge 29955 indulge
30260 a 29956 a
30261 peculiarpleasure,​ 29957 peculiar
  29958 pleasure,​
30262 I 29959 I
30263 confess,​ 29960 confess,​
30264 in 29961 in
30265 pushing 29962 pushingsuch
30266 suchprinciples,​ 29963 principles,​
30267 sometimes 29964 sometimes
30268 into 29965 into
30269 absurdity,​sometimes 29966 absurdity,​
  29967 sometimes
30270 into 29968 into
30271 impiety.​ 29969 impiety.​
30272 And 29970 Andyou
30273 you 29971 are
30274 aresensible,​ 29972 sensible,​
30275 that 29973 that
30276 all 29974 all
30277 bigots,​ 29975 bigots,​
30278 notwithstanding 29976 notwithstanding
30279 their 29977 their
30280 great 29978 great
30281 aversion 29979 aversionto
30282 to  
30283 the 29980 the
30284 latter 29981 latter
30285 a-​bove 29982 above
30286 the 29983 the
30287 former,​ 29984 former,​
30288 are 29985 are
30289 commonly 29986 commonly
30290 equallyguilty 29987 equally
  29988 guilty
30291 of 29989 of
30292 both.​My 29990 both.​My
30293 inclination,​ 29991 inclination,​
30294 replied 29992 replied
30295 Cleanthes,​lies,​ 29993 CLEANTHES,​
  29994 lies,​
30296 I 29995 I
30297 own,​ 29996 own,​
30298 a 29997 a
30299 contrary 29998 contrary
30300 way.​ 29999 way.​
30301 Religion,​however 30000 Religion,​however
30302 corrupted,​ 30001 corrupted,​
30303 is 30002 is
30304 still 30003 still
30305 better 30004 better
30306 thanno 30005 than
  30006 no
30307 religion 30007 religion
30308 at 30008 at
30309 all.​ 30009 all.​
30310 The 30010 The
30311 doctrine 30011 doctrineof
30312 of 30012 a
30313 afuture 30013 future
30314 state 30014 state
30315 is 30015 is
30316 so 30016 so
30317 strong 30017 strong
30318 and 30018 and
30319 necessary 30019 necessary
30320 asecurity 30020 a
  30021 security
30321 to 30022 to
30322 morals,​ 30023 morals,​
30323 that 30024 thatwe
30324 we  
30325 never 30025 never
30326 oughtto 30026 ought
  30027 to
30327 abandon 30028 abandon
30328 or 30029 or
30329 neglect 30030 neglect
30330 it.​ 30031 it.​
30331 For 30032 For
30332 if 30033 if
30333 finiteand 30034 finite
30334 temporary 30035 and
30335 rewards 30036 temporaryrewards
30336 and 30037 and
30337 punishments 30038 punishments
30338 have 30039 have
30339 so 30040 so
30340 great 30041 great
30341 an 30042 an
30342 effect,​ 30043 effect,​
30343 as 30044 as
30344 wedailyNatural 30045 we
30345 Religion.​ 30046 daily
30346 243daily 30047 find;​
30347 find 30048 howmuch
30348 ;​  
30349 how  
30350 much  
30351 greater 30049 greater
30352 must 30050 must
30353 be 30051 be
30354 Pa*texpected 30052 expected
30355 from 30053 from
30356 such 30054 such
30357 as 30055 as
30358 are 30056 are
30359 infinite 30057 infinite
30360 andeternal 30058 and
30361 ?How 30059 eternal?How
30362 happens 30060 happens
30363 it 30061 it
30364 then,​ 30062 then,​
30365 said 30063 said
30366 Philo,​if 30064 PHILO,​
  30065 if
30367 vulgar 30066 vulgar
30368 superstition 30067 superstition
30369 be 30068 be
30370 so 30069 so
30371 salutary 30070 salutary
30372 tosociety,​ 30071 tosociety,​
30373 that 30072 that
30374 all 30073 all
30375 history 30074 history
30376 abounds 30075 abounds
30377 somuch 30076 so
  30077 much
30378 with 30078 with
30379 accounts 30079 accounts
30380 of 30080 of
30381 its 30081 its
30382 perniciousconsequence​s 30082 perniciousconsequence​s
30383 on 30083 on
30384 public 30084 public
30385 affairs 30085 affairs?
30386 ?  
30387 Factions,​ 30086 Factions,​
30388 civil 30087 civil
30389 wars,​ 30088 wars,​
30390 persecutions,​ 30089 persecutions,​subversions
30391 subversions  
30392 of 30090 of
30393 government,​ 30091 government,​
30394 oppression,​ 30092 oppression,​
30395 slavery;​ 30093 slavery;​
30396 these 30094 these
30397 are 30095 are
30398 the 30096 the
30399 dismal 30097 dismalconsequences
30400 consequenceswhich 30098 which
30401 always 30099 always
30402 attend 30100 attend
30403 its 30101 its
30404 prevalency 30102 prevalency
30405 overthe 30103 over
  30104 the
30406 minds 30105 minds
30407 of 30106 of
30408 men.​ 30107 men.​
30409 If 30108 Ifthe
30410 the 30109 religious
30411 religiousspirit 30110 spirit
30412 be 30111 be
30413 ever 30112 ever
30414 mentioned 30113 mentioned
30415 in 30114 in
30416 any 30115 any
30417 historical 30116 historical
30418 narration,​ 30117 narration,​
30419 we 30118 weare
30420 are  
30421 sure 30119 sure
30422 to 30120 to
30423 meet 30121 meet
30424 afterwards 30122 afterwards
30425 with 30123 with
30426 a 30124 a
30427 detail 30125 detail
30428 of 30126 of
30429 the 30127 the
30430 miserieswhich 30128 miseries
30431 attend 30129 which
30432 it.​ 30130 attendit.​
30433 And 30131 And
30434 no 30132 no
30435 period 30133 period
30436 oftime 30134 of
  30135 time
30437 can 30136 can
30438 be 30137 be
30439 happier 30138 happier
30440 or 30139 or
30441 more 30140 more
30442 prosperous,​than 30141 prosperous,​
30443 those 30142 than
30444 in 30143 thosein
30445 which 30144 which
30446 it 30145 it
30447 is 30146 is
30448 never 30147 never
30449 regardedor 30148 regarded
  30149 or
30450 heard 30150 heard
30451 of.​The 30151 of.​The
30452 reason 30152 reason
30453 of 30153 of
30454 this 30154 this
30455 observation,​ 30155 observation,​
30456 replied 30156 replied
30457 Cleanthes,​ 30157 CLEANTHES,​
30458 is 30158 is
30459 obvious.​ 30159 obvious.​
30460 Theproper244 30160 The
30461 Dialogues 30161 properoffice
30462 concerningPart  
30463 proper  
30464 office  
30465 of 30162 of
30466 religion 30163 religion
30467 is 30164 is
30468 to 30165 to
30469 regulate^^j 30166 regulate
30470 the 30167 the
30471 heart 30168 heart
30472 of 30169 of
30473 men,​ 30170 men,​
30474 humanize 30171 humanise
30475 their 30172 theirconduct,​
30476 conduct,​  
30477 infuse 30173 infuse
30478 the 30174 the
30479 spirit 30175 spirit
30480 of 30176 of
30481 temperance,​order,​ 30177 temperance,​
  30178 order,​
30482 and 30179 and
30483 obedience 30180 obedience;​
30484 ;​  
30485 and 30181 and
30486 as 30182 asits
30487 its  
30488 operation 30183 operation
30489 is 30184 is
30490 silent,​ 30185 silent,​
30491 and 30186 and
30492 only 30187 only
30493 enforces 30188 enforces
30494 themotives 30189 the
  30190 motives
30495 of 30191 of
30496 morality 30192 morality
30497 and 30193 andjustice,​
30498 justice,​  
30499 it 30194 it
30500 is 30195 is
30501 indanger 30196 in
  30197 danger
30502 of 30198 of
30503 being 30199 being
30504 overlooked,​ 30200 overlooked,​
30505 and 30201 and
30506 confounded 30202 confounded
30507 with 30203 with
30508 these 30204 theseother
30509 other 30205 motives.​
30510 motives.​When 30206 When
30511 it 30207 it
30512 distinguishes 30208 distinguishes
30513 itself,​ 30209 itself,​
30514 and 30210 and
30515 acts 30211 acts
30516 asa 30212 as
30517 separate 30213 a
30518 principle 30214 separateprinciple
30519 over 30215 over
30520 men,​ 30216 men,​
30521 it 30217 it
30522 has 30218 has
30523 departed 30219 departed
30524 from 30220 from
30525 its 30221 its
Offset 30535, 771 lines modified Offset 30231, 752 lines modified
30535 and 30231 and
30536 ambition.​And 30232 ambition.​And
30537 so 30233 so
30538 will 30234 will
30539 all 30235 all
30540 religion,​ 30236 religion,​
30541 said 30237 said
30542 Philo,​except 30238 PHILO,​
  30239 except
30543 the 30240 the
30544 philosophical 30241 philosophical
30545 and 30242 andrational
30546 rationalkind.​ 30243 kind.​
30547 Your 30244 Your
30548 reasonings 30245 reasonings
30549 are 30246 are
30550 more 30247 more
30551 easilyeluded 30248 easily
  30249 eluded
30552 than 30250 than
30553 my 30251 my
30554 facts.​ 30252 facts.​
30555 The 30253 Theinference
30556 inferenceis 30254 is
30557 not 30255 not
30558 just,​ 30256 just,​
30559 because 30257 because
30560 finite 30258 finite
30561 and 30259 and
30562 temporary 30260 temporary
30563 rewards 30261 rewards
30564 and 30262 andpunishments
30565 punishments  
30566 have 30263 have
30567 sogreat 30264 so
  30265 great
30568 influence,​ 30266 influence,​
30569 that 30267 that
30570 therefore 30268 therefore
30571 such 30269 such
30572 asare 30270 as
30573 infinite 30271 are
30574 and 30272 infiniteand
30575 eternal 30273 eternal
30576 must 30274 must
30577 have 30275 have
30578 somuch 30276 so
  30277 much
30579 greater.​ 30278 greater.​
30580 Consider,​ 30279 Consider,​
30581 I 30280 I
30582 beseech 30281 beseech
30583 you,​the 30282 you,​
30584 attachment 30283 theattachment
30585 which 30284 which
30586 we 30285 we
30587 have 30286 have
30588 to 30287 to
30589 presentNatural 30288 present
30590 Religion.​  
30591 245sent  
30592 things,​ 30289 things,​
30593 and 30290 and
30594 the 30291 the
30595 little 30292 little
30596 concern 30293 concern
30597 which 30294 whichwe
30598 ?£**we  
30599 discover 30295 discover
30600 for 30296 for
30601 objects 30297 objects
30602 so 30298 so
30603 remote 30299 remote
30604 and 30300 and
30605 v-​nr-​»uncertain.​ 30301 uncertain.​
30606 When 30302 When
30607 divines 30303 divines
30608 are 30304 aredeclaiming
30609 declaiming  
30610 against 30305 against
30611 the 30306 the
30612 common 30307 common
30613 behaviour 30308 behaviour
30614 andconduct 30309 and
  30310 conduct
30615 of 30311 of
30616 the 30312 the
30617 world,​ 30313 world,​
30618 they 30314 theyalways
30619 always  
30620 represent 30315 represent
30621 this 30316 this
30622 principle 30317 principle
30623 as 30318 as
30624 the 30319 the
30625 strongestimaginable,​ 30320 strongest
  30321 imaginable
30626 (which 30322 (which
30627 indeed 30323 indeedit
30628 it 30324 is)​;​
30629 is)​ 30325 and
30630 ;​ 30326 describe
30631 anddescribe  
30632 almost 30327 almost
30633 all 30328 all
30634 human 30329 human
30635 kind 30330 kind
30636 as 30331 as
30637 lyingunder 30332 lying
  30333 under
30638 the 30334 the
30639 influence 30335 influenceof
30640 of  
30641 it,​ 30336 it,​
30642 and 30337 and
30643 sunk 30338 sunk
30644 intothe 30339 into
  30340 the
30645 deepest 30341 deepest
30646 lethargy 30342 lethargy
30647 and 30343 and
30648 unconcern 30344 unconcern
30649 a-​bout 30345 about
30650 their 30346 theirreligious
30651 religious  
30652 interests.​ 30347 interests.​
30653 Yet 30348 Yet
30654 thesesame 30349 these
  30350 same
30655 divines,​ 30351 divines,​
30656 when 30352 when
30657 they 30353 they
30658 refute 30354 refute
30659 theirspeculative 30355 theirspeculative
30660 antagonists,​ 30356 antagonists,​
30661 suppose 30357 suppose
30662 the 30358 the
30663 motives 30359 motives
30664 of 30360 of
30665 religion 30361 religion
30666 to 30362 to
30667 be 30363 be
30668 so 30364 sopowerful,​
30669 powerful,​ 30365 that,​
30670 that,​without 30366 without
30671 them,​ 30367 them,​
30672 it 30368 it
30673 were 30369 were
30674 impossible 30370 impossible
30675 forcivil 30371 for
  30372 civil
30676 society 30373 society
30677 to 30374 tosubsist;​
30678 subsist  
30679 ;​  
30680 nor 30375 nor
30681 are 30376 are
30682 they 30377 they
30683 a-​shamed 30378 ashamed
30684 of 30379 of
30685 so 30380 so
30686 palpable 30381 palpable
30687 a 30382 a
30688 contradiction.​It 30383 contradiction.​
30689 is 30384 It
30690 certain,​ 30385 iscertain,​
30691 from 30386 from
30692 experience,​ 30387 experience,​
30693 that 30388 that
30694 thesmallest 30389 the
  30390 smallest
30695 grain 30391 grain
30696 of 30392 of
30697 natural 30393 natural
30698 honesty 30394 honesty
30699 andbenevolence 30395 andbenevolence
30700 has 30396 has
30701 more 30397 more
30702 effect 30398 effect
30703 on 30399 on
30704 mensconduct,​ 30400 men's
  30401 conduct,​
30705 than 30402 than
30706 the 30403 the
30707 most 30404 most
30708 pompous 30405 pompous
30709 viewssuggested 30406 viewssuggested
30710 by 30407 by
30711 theological 30408 theological
30712 theories 30409 theories
30713 andsystems.​ 30410 and
  30411 systems.​
30714 A 30412 A
30715 man's 30413 man's
30716 natural 30414 naturalinclination
30717 inclinationworks 30415 works
30718 incessantly 30416 incessantly
30719 \ipon 30417 upon
30720 him 30418 him;​
30721 ;​  
30722 it 30419 it
30723 is 30420 is
30724 forQ^ 30421 for
30725 ever246  
30726 Dialogues  
30727 concerningPart  
30728 ever 30422 ever
30729 present 30423 present
30730 to 30424 to
30731 the 30425 themind,​
30732 mind  
30733 ;​  
30734 and 30426 and
30735 minglesitself 30427 mingles
  30428 itself
30736 with 30429 with
30737 every 30430 every
30738 view 30431 view
30739 and 30432 and
30740 consideration 30433 consideration:​
30741 :​ 30434 whereasreligious
30742 whereas  
30743 religious  
30744 motives,​ 30435 motives,​
30745 wherethey 30436 where
  30437 they
30746 act 30438 act
30747 at 30439 at
30748 all,​ 30440 all,​
30749 operate 30441 operate
30750 only 30442 only
30751 by 30443 by
30752 starts 30444 starts
30753 andbounds 30445 andbounds;​
30754 ;​  
30755 and 30446 and
30756 it 30447 it
30757 is 30448 is
30758 scarcely 30449 scarcely
30759 possible 30450 possible
30760 forthem 30451 for
  30452 them
30761 to 30453 to
30762 become 30454 become
30763 altogether 30455 altogetherhabitual
30764 habitual 30456 to
30765 tothe 30457 the
30766 mind.​ 30458 mind.​
30767 The 30459 The
30768 force 30460 force
30769 of 30461 of
30770 the 30462 the
30771 greatestgravity,​ 30463 greatest
  30464 gravity,​
30772 say 30465 say
30773 the 30466 thephilosophers,​
30774 philosophers,​  
30775 is 30467 is
30776 infinitely 30468 infinitely
30777 small,​ 30469 small,​
30778 in 30470 in
30779 comparison 30471 comparison
30780 of 30472 of
30781 that 30473 that
30782 of 30474 of
30783 theleast 30475 the
30784 impulse:​ 30476 leastimpulse:​
30785 yet 30477 yet
30786 it 30478 it
30787 is 30479 is
30788 certain,​ 30480 certain,​
30789 that 30481 that
30790 thesmallest 30482 the
  30483 smallest
30791 gravity 30484 gravity
30792 will,​ 30485 will,​
30793 in 30486 in
30794 the 30487 the
30795 end,​ 30488 end,​prevail
30796 prevail  
30797 above 30489 above
30798 a 30490 a
30799 great 30491 great
30800 impulse 30492 impulse;​
30801 ;​  
30802 because 30493 because
30803 nostrokes 30494 no
  30495 strokes
30804 or 30496 or
30805 blows 30497 blows
30806 can 30498 can
30807 be 30499 berepeated
30808 repeated 30500 with
30809 withsuch 30501 such
30810 constancy 30502 constancy
30811 as 30503 as
30812 attraction 30504 attraction
30813 and 30505 and
30814 gravitation.​Another 30506 gravitation.​Another
30815 advantage 30507 advantage
30816 of 30508 of
30817 inclination:​It 30509 inclination:​
  30510 It
30818 engages 30511 engages
30819 on 30512 on
30820 its 30513 its
30821 side 30514 side
30822 all 30515 all
30823 the 30516 the
30824 wit 30517 wit
30825 and 30518 andingenuity
30826 ingenuity  
30827 of 30519 of
30828 the 30520 the
30829 mind 30521 mind;​
30830 ;​  
30831 and 30522 and
30832 when 30523 when
30833 set 30524 set
30834 inopposition 30525 in
  30526 opposition
30835 to 30527 to
30836 religious 30528 religiousprinciples,​
30837 principles,​ 30529 seeks
30838 seeksevery 30530 every
30839 method 30531 method
30840 and 30532 and
30841 art 30533 art
30842 of 30534 of
30843 eluding 30535 eluding
30844 them 30536 them:​
30845 :​In 30537 In
30846 which 30538 which
30847 it 30539 it
30848 is 30540 isalmost
30849 almost  
30850 always 30541 always
30851 successful.​Who 30542 successful.​
  30543 Who
30852 can 30544 can
30853 exolain 30545 explain
30854 the 30546 the
30855 heart 30547 heart
30856 of 30548 of
30857 man,​ 30549 man,​
30858 oraccount 30550 or
30859 for 30551 accountfor
30860 those 30552 those
30861 strange 30553 strange
30862 salvos 30554 salvos
30863 and 30555 and
30864 excuses,​Natural 30556 excuses,​
30865 Religion.​  
30866 247cuses,​  
30867 with 30557 with
30868 which 30558 which
30869 people 30559 people
30870 satisfy 30560 satisfythemselves,​
30871 them-​  
30872 ^R*selves,​  
30873 when 30561 when
30874 they 30562 they
30875 follow 30563 follow
30876 their 30564 their
30877 inclina-​ 30565 inclinations
30878 ^>~jtions  
30879 in 30566 in
30880 opposition 30567 opposition
30881 to 30568 to
30882 their 30569 theirreligious
30883 religiousduty? 30570 duty?
30884 This 30571 This
30885 is 30572 is
30886 well 30573 well
30887 understood 30574 understood
30888 in 30575 in
30889 theworld 30576 the
30890 ;​ 30577 world;​
30891 and 30578 and
30892 none 30579 none
30893 but 30580 but
30894 fools 30581 foolsever
30895 ever 30582 repose
30896 reposeless 30583 less
30897 trust 30584 trust
30898 in 30585 in
30899 a 30586 a
30900 man,​ 30587 man,​
30901 because 30588 because
30902 they 30589 they
30903 hear,​that,​ 30590 hear,​
  30591 that
30904 from 30592 from
30905 study 30593 study
30906 and 30594 andphilosophy,​
30907 philosophy,​  
30908 he 30595 he
30909 hasentertained 30596 has
  30597 entertained
30910 some 30598 some
30911 speculative 30599 speculative
30912 doubtswith 30600 doubts
  30601 with
30913 regard 30602 regard
30914 to 30603 totheological
30915 theological 30604 subjects.​
30916 subjects.​And 30605 And
30917 when 30606 when
30918 we 30607 we
30919 have 30608 have
30920 to 30609 to
30921 do 30610 do
30922 with 30611 with
30923 a 30612 a
30924 man,​who 30613 man,​
  30614 who
30925 makes 30615 makes
30926 a 30616 agreat
30927 great  
30928 profession 30617 profession
30929 of 30618 of
30930 religion 30619 religion
30931 and 30620 and
30932 devotion 30621 devotion,​
30933 ;​  
30934 has 30622 has
30935 this 30623 this
30936 any 30624 any
30937 other 30625 other
30938 'effect 30626 effect
30939 upon 30627 uponseveral,​
30940 several,​  
30941 who 30628 who
30942 pass 30629 pass
30943 for 30630 for
30944 prudent,​ 30631 prudent,​
30945 than 30632 than
30946 to 30633 to
30947 put 30634 put
30948 them 30635 them
30949 on 30636 on
30950 their 30637 their
30951 guard,​lest 30638 guard,​
30952 they 30639 lest
30953 be 30640 theybe
30954 cheated 30641 cheated
30955 and 30642 and
30956 deceived 30643 deceived
30957 byhim?We 30644 by
  30645 him?We
30958 must 30646 must
30959 farther 30647 further
30960 consider,​ 30648 consider,​
30961 that 30649 that
30962 phi-​ 30650 philosophers,​
30963 'losophers,​  
30964 who 30651 who
30965 cultivate 30652 cultivate
30966 reason 30653 reason
30967 and 30654 andreflection,​
30968 reflection,​  
30969 stand 30655 stand
30970 less 30656 less
30971 in 30657 in
30972 need 30658 need
30973 of 30659 of
30974 such 30660 such
30975 motives 30661 motives
30976 to 30662 to
30977 keep 30663 keep
30978 them 30664 them
30979 under 30665 under
30980 the 30666 therestraint
30981 restraintof 30667 of
30982 morals 30668 morals;​
30983 :​  
30984 and 30669 and
30985 that 30670 that
30986 the 30671 the
30987 vulgar,​ 30672 vulgar,​
30988 whoalone 30673 who
  30674 alone
30989 may 30675 may
30990 need 30676 need
30991 them,​ 30677 them,​
30992 are 30678 areutterly
30993 utterly  
30994 incapable 30679 incapable
30995 of 30680 of
30996 so 30681 so
30997 pure 30682 pure
30998 a 30683 a
30999 religion 30684 religion
31000 as 30685 as
31001 representsQ^2 30686 represents
31002 ,​ 30687 the
31003 the248  
31004 Dialogues  
31005 concerningPartXIIthe  
31006 Deity 30688 Deity
31007 to 30689 to
31008 be 30690 bepleased
31009 pleased  
31010 with 30691 with
31011 nothing 30692 nothing
31012 butvirtue 30693 but
  30694 virtue
31013 in 30695 in
31014 human 30696 human
31015 behaviour.​ 30697 behaviour.​
31016 The 30698 The
31017 recommendations 30699 recommendationsto
31018 to  
31019 the 30700 the
31020 Divinity 30701 Divinity
31021 are 30702 are
31022 generally 30703 generally
31023 supposed 30704 supposed
31024 to 30705 to
31025 be 30706 be
31026 either 30707 either
31027 frivolousobservances,​ 30708 frivolousobservances,​
31028 or 30709 or
31029 rapturous 30710 rapturous
31030 ecstasies,​ 30711 ecstasies,​
31031 or 30712 or
31032 abigotted 30713 a
  30714 bigoted
31033 credulity.​ 30715 credulity.​
31034 We 30716 We
31035 need 30717 need
31036 not 30718 notrun
31037 runback 30719 back
31038 into 30720 into
31039 antiquity,​ 30721 antiquity,​
31040 or 30722 or
31041 wander 30723 wander
31042 into 30724 into
31043 remote 30725 remote
31044 regions,​ 30726 regions,​
31045 to 30727 to
31046 find 30728 find
31047 instances 30729 instancesof
31048 of 30730 this
31049 thisdegeneracy.​ 30731 degeneracy.​
31050 Amongst 30732 Amongst
31051 ourselves,​ 30733 ourselves,​
31052 somehave 30734 some
  30735 have
31053 been 30736 been
31054 guilty 30737 guilty
31055 of 30738 of
31056 that 30739 thatatrociousness,​
31057 atrociousness,​unknown 30740 unknown
31058 to 30741 to
31059 the 30742 the
31060 Egyptian 30743 Egyptian
31061 and 30744 and
31062 Grecian 30745 Grecian
31063 superstitions,​ 30746 superstitions,​
31064 of 30747 ofdeclaiming
31065 declaiming,​ 30748 in
31066 inexpress 30749 express
31067 terms,​ 30750 terms,​
31068 against 30751 against
31069 morality 30752 morality;​
31070 ;​  
31071 and 30753 and
31072 representing 30754 representing
31073 it 30755 it
31074 as 30756 as
31075 a 30757 asure
31076 sure  
31077 forfeiture 30758 forfeiture
31078 of 30759 of
31079 thedivine 30760 the
  30761 Divine
31080 favour,​ 30762 favour,​
31081 if 30763 if
31082 the 30764 the
31083 least 30765 least
31084 trust 30766 trust
31085 or 30767 or
31086 reliance 30768 reliance
31087 "be 30769 belaid
31088 laid  
31089 upon 30770 upon
31090 it.​But 30771 it.​But
31091 even 30772 even
31092 though 30773 though
31093 superstition 30774 superstition
31094 or 30775 or
31095 enthusiasm 30776 enthusiasm
31096 should 30777 should
31097 not 30778 not
31098 put 30779 put
31099 itself 30780 itself
31100 in 30781 indirect
31101 directopposition 30782 opposition
31102 to 30783 to
31103 morality 30784 morality;​
31104 ;​  
31105 the 30785 the
31106 very 30786 very
31107 diverting 30787 diverting
31108 of 30788 of
31109 the 30789 the
31110 attention,​ 30790 attention,​
31111 the 30791 theraising
31112 raising 30792 up
31113 upa 30793 a
31114 new 30794 new
31115 and 30795 and
31116 frivolous 30796 frivolous
31117 species 30797 species
31118 of 30798 of
31119 merit,​the 30799 merit,​
31120 preposterous 30800 the
31121 distribution 30801 preposterousdistribut​ion
31122 which 30802 which
31123 itmakes 30803 it
  30804 makes
31124 of 30805 of
31125 praise 30806 praise
31126 and 30807 and
31127 blame,​ 30808 blame,​
31128 must 30809 must
31129 havetheNatural 30810 have
31130 Religion.​ 30811 the
31131 249the 30812 mostpernicious
31132 most  
31133 pernicious  
31134 consequences,​ 30813 consequences,​
31135 and 30814 and
31136 **£"weaken 30815 weaken
31137 extremely 30816 extremely
31138 mens 30817 men's
31139 attachment 30818 attachment
31140 to 30819 to
31141 ^^jthe 30820 thenatural
31142 natural  
31143 motives 30821 motives
31144 of 30822 of
31145 justice 30823 justice
31146 and 30824 and
31147 humanity.​Such 30825 humanity.​Such
31148 a 30826 a
31149 principle 30827 principle
31150 of 30828 of
31151 action 30829 action
31152 likewise,​not 30830 likewise,​
  30831 not
31153 being 30832 being
31154 any 30833 any
31155 of 30834 of
31156 the 30835 the
31157 familiar 30836 familiarmotives
31158 motivesof 30837 of
31159 human 30838 human
31160 conduct,​ 30839 conduct,​
31161 acts 30840 acts
31162 only 30841 only
31163 by 30842 by
31164 intervals 30843 intervals
31165 on 30844 on
31166 the 30845 the
31167 temper;​ 30846 temper;​
31168 and 30847 and
31169 must 30848 mustbe
31170 be 30849 roused
31171 rouzedby 30850 by
31172 continual 30851 continual
31173 efforts,​ 30852 efforts,​
31174 in 30853 in
31175 order 30854 order
31176 to 30855 to
31177 renderthe 30856 render
  30857 the
31178 pious 30858 pious
31179 zealot 30859 zealotsatisfied
31180 satisfied  
31181 with 30860 with
31182 his 30861 his
31183 ownconduct,​ 30862 own
  30863 conduct,​
31184 and 30864 and
31185 make 30865 make
31186 him 30866 him
31187 fulfil 30867 fulfil
31188 his 30868 his
31189 devotional 30869 devotional
31190 task.​ 30870 task.​Many
31191 Many  
31192 religious 30871 religious
31193 exercisesare 30872 exercises
  30873 are
31194 entered 30874 entered
31195 into 30875 into
31196 with 30876 with
31197 seeming 30877 seeming
31198 fervour,​where 30878 fervour,​
31199 the 30879 where
31200 heart,​ 30880 theheart,​
31201 at 30881 at
31202 the 30882 the
31203 time,​ 30883 time,​
31204 feels 30884 feels
31205 coldand 30885 cold
  30886 and
31206 languid:​ 30887 languid:​
31207 A 30888 A
31208 habit 30889 habit
31209 of 30890 of
31210 dissimulation 30891 dissimulation
31211 -​^is 30892 isby
31212 by  
31213 degrees 30893 degrees
31214 contracted 30894 contracted;​
31215 :​ 30895 and
  30896 fraud
31216 and 30897 and
31217 fraudand  
31218 falsehood 30898 falsehood
31219 become 30899 become
31220 the 30900 the
31221 predominantprinciple.​ 30901 predominantprinciple.​
31222 Hence 30902 Hence
31223 the 30903 the
31224 reason 30904 reason
31225 of 30905 of
31226 thatvulgar 30906 that
  30907 vulgar
31227 observation,​ 30908 observation,​
31228 that 30909 that
31229 the 30910 the
31230 highest 30911 highestzeal
31231 zealin 30912 in
31232 religion 30913 religion
31233 and 30914 and
31234 the 30915 the
31235 deepest 30916 deepest
31236 hypocrisy,​so 30917 hypocrisy,​
  30918 so
31237 far 30919 far
31238 from 30920 from
31239 being 30921 beinginconsistent,​
31240 inconsistent,​  
31241 are 30922 are
31242 oftenor 30923 often
  30924 or
31243 commonly 30925 commonly
31244 united 30926 united
31245 in 30927 in
31246 the 30928 the
31247 same 30929 same
31248 individual 30930 individualcharacter.​The
31249 character.​(^3  
31250 The250  
31251 Dialogues  
31252 concerning*^RT  
31253 The  
31254 bad 30931 bad
31255 effects 30932 effects
31256 of 30933 of
31257 such 30934 such
31258 habits,​ 30935 habits,​
31259 evenv-​w-​» 30936 even
31260 in 30937 in
31261 common 30938 common
31262 life,​ 30939 life,​
31263 are 30940 are
31264 easily 30941 easily
31265 imagined 30942 imagined;​but
31266 :​but  
31267 where 30943 where
31268 the 30944 the
31269 interests 30945 interests
31270 of 30946 of
31271 religion 30947 religion
31272 areconcerned,​ 30948 are
  30949 concerned,​
31273 no 30950 no
31274 morality 30951 morality
31275 can 30952 can
31276 be 30953 beforcible
31277 forcibleenough 30954 enough
31278 to 30955 to
31279 bind 30956 bind
31280 the 30957 the
31281 enthusiastic 30958 enthusiastic
31282 zealot.​The 30959 zealot.​
  30960 The
31283 sacredness 30961 sacredness
31284 of 30962 of
31285 the 30963 thecause
31286 cause 30964 sanctifies
31287 sanctifiesevery 30965 every
31288 measure 30966 measure
31289 which 30967 which
31290 can 30968 can
31291 be 30969 be
31292 made 30970 made
31293 useof 30971 use
  30972 of
31294 to 30973 to
31295 promote 30974 promote
31296 it.​ 30975 it.​The
31297 .​  
31298 •The  
31299 steady 30976 steady
31300 attention 30977 attention
31301 alone 30978 alone
31302 to 30979 to
31303 so 30980 so
31304 important 30981 important
31305 an 30982 an
Offset 31313, 422 lines modified Offset 30990, 425 lines modified
31313 to 30990 to
31314 extinguish 30991 extinguish
31315 the 30992 the
31316 benevolent 30993 benevolent
31317 affections,​ 30994 affections,​
31318 and 30995 and
31319 beget 30996 beget
31320 a 30997 anarrow,​
31321 narrow,​contracted 30998 contracted
31322 selfishness.​ 30999 selfishness.​
31323 And 31000 And
31324 when 31001 when
31325 sucha 31002 such
  31003 a
31326 temper 31004 temper
31327 is 31005 is
31328 encouraged,​ 31006 encouraged,​
31329 it 31007 iteasily
31330 easily 31008 eludes
31331 eludesall 31009 all
31332 the 31010 the
31333 general 31011 general
31334 precepts 31012 precepts
31335 of 31013 of
31336 charity 31014 charity
31337 andbenevolence.​Thus 31015 and
  31016 benevolence.​Thus,​
31338 the 31017 the
31339 motives 31018 motives
31340 of 31019 of
31341 vulgar 31020 vulgar
31342 superstition 31021 superstition
31343 have 31022 have
31344 no 31023 no
31345 great 31024 great
31346 influence 31025 influence
31347 on 31026 ongeneral
31348 generalconduct;​ 31027 conduct;​
31349 nor 31028 nor
31350 is 31029 is
31351 their 31030 their
31352 operation 31031 operation
31353 very  
31354 favourable 31032 favourable
31355 to 31033 to
31356 morality,​ 31034 morality,​
31357 in 31035 in
31358 the 31036 theinstances
31359 instanceswhere 31037 where
31360 they 31038 they
31361 predominate.​IsNatural 31039 predominate.​Is
31362 Religion.​  
31363 451Is  
31364 there 31040 there
31365 any 31041 any
31366 maxim 31042 maxim
31367 in 31043 in
31368 politics 31044 politics
31369 more 31045 more
31370 Partcertain 31046 certain
31371 and 31047 and
31372 infallible,​ 31048 infallible,​
31373 than 31049 than
31374 that 31050 thatboth
31375 boththe 31051 the
31376 number 31052 number
31377 and 31053 and
31378 authority 31054 authority
31379 of 31055 of
31380 priestsmould 31056 priests
  31057 should
31381 be 31058 be
31382 confined 31059 confined
31383 within 31060 within
31384 very 31061 verynarrow
31385 narrowlimits 31062 limits;​
31386 ;​  
31387 and 31063 and
31388 that 31064 that
31389 the 31065 the
31390 civil 31066 civil
31391 magistrateought,​ 31067 magistrate
  31068 ought,​
31392 for 31069 for
31393 ever,​ 31070 ever,​
31394 to 31071 to
31395 keep 31072 keep
31396 his 31073 hisfasces
31397 fasces 31074 and
31398 andaxes 31075 axes
31399 from 31076 from
31400 such 31077 such
31401 dangerous 31078 dangerous
31402 hands 31079 hands?
31403 ? 31080 But
31404 Butif 31081 if
31405 the 31082 the
31406 spirit 31083 spirit
31407 of 31084 of
31408 popidar 31085 popularreligion
31409 religion  
31410 were 31086 were
31411 sosalutary 31087 so
  31088 salutary
31412 to 31089 to
31413 society,​ 31090 society,​
31414 a 31091 a
31415 contrary 31092 contrary
31416 31093 maxim
31417 maximought 31094 ought
31418 to 31095 to
31419 prevail.​ 31096 prevail.​The
31420 The  
31421 greater 31097 greater
31422 numberof 31098 number
  31099 of
31423 priests,​ 31100 priests,​
31424 and 31101 and
31425 their 31102 their
31426 greater 31103 greater
31427 authorityand 31104 authority
31428 riches,​ 31105 and
31429 will 31106 riches,​will
31430 always 31107 always
31431 augment 31108 augment
31432 the 31109 the
31433 religious 31110 religious
31434 spirit.​ 31111 spirit.​
31435 And 31112 And
31436 though 31113 though
31437 the 31114 the
31438 priestshave 31115 priests
31439 the 31116 have
31440 guidance 31117 theguidance
31441 of 31118 of
31442 this 31119 this
31443 spirit,​ 31120 spirit,​
31444 whymay 31121 why
  31122 may
31445 we 31123 we
31446 not 31124 not
31447 expect 31125 expect
31448 a 31126 a
31449 superior 31127 superior
31450 sanctityof 31128 sanctity
31451 life,​ 31129 oflife,​
31452 and 31130 and
31453 greater 31131 greater
31454 benevolence 31132 benevolence
31455 andmoderation,​ 31133 and
  31134 moderation,​
31456 from 31135 from
31457 persons 31136 persons
31458 who 31137 who
31459 are 31138 are
31460 setapart 31139 setapart
31461 for 31140 for
31462 religion,​ 31141 religion,​
31463 who 31142 who
31464 are 31143 are
31465 continuallyinculcatin​g 31144 continually
  31145 inculcating
31466 it 31146 it
31467 upon 31147 upon
31468 others,​ 31148 others,​
31469 and 31149 andwho
31470 whomust 31150 must
31471 themselves 31151 themselves
31472 imbibe 31152 imbibe
31473 a 31153 a
31474 greater 31154 greater
31475 shareof 31155 share
31476 it 31156 of
31477 ? 31157 it?
31478 Whence 31158 Whence
31479 comes 31159 comes
31480 it 31160 it
31481 then,​ 31161 then,​that,​
31482 that,​ 31162 in
31483 infact,​ 31163 fact,​
31484 the 31164 the
31485 utmost 31165 utmost
31486 a 31166 a
31487 wise 31167 wise
31488 magistrate 31168 magistrate
31489 canpropose 31169 can
  31170 propose
31490 with 31171 with
31491 regard 31172 regard
31492 to 31173 topopular
31493 popular  
31494 religions,​ 31174 religions,​
31495 is,​ 31175 is,​
31496 as 31176 as
31497 far 31177 far
31498 as 31178 as
31499 possible,​ 31179 possible,​
31500 to 31180 to
31501 make 31181 make
31502 a0^4 31182 a
31503 having151  
31504 Dialogues  
31505 concerning^RT  
31506 saving 31183 saving
31507 game 31184 game
31508 of 31185 of
31509 it,​ 31186 it,​and
31510 and  
31511 to 31187 to
31512 prevent 31188 prevent
31513 theirv^^y 31189 their
31514 pernicious 31190 pernicious
31515 consequences 31191 consequences
31516 with 31192 with
31517 regard 31193 regard
31518 tosociety 31194 to
31519 ? 31195 society?Every
31520 Every  
31521 expedient 31196 expedient
31522 which 31197 which
31523 he 31198 he
31524 triesfor 31199 tries
  31200 for
31525 so 31201 so
31526 humble 31202 humble
31527 a 31203 a
31528 purpose 31204 purpose
31529 is 31205 is
31530 surroundedwith 31206 surrounded
31531 inconveniencies.​ 31207 withinconveniences.​
31532 If 31208 If
31533 he 31209 he
31534 admits 31210 admits
31535 onlyone 31211 only
  31212 one
31536 religion 31213 religion
31537 among 31214 among
31538 his 31215 his
31539 subjects,​ 31216 subjects,​
31540 he 31217 hemust
31541 mustsacrifice,​ 31218 sacrifice,​
31542 to 31219 to
31543 an 31220 an
31544 uncertain 31221 uncertain
31545 prospect 31222 prospect
31546 oftranquillity,​ 31223 of
31547 every 31224 tranquillity,​
31548 consideration 31225 everyconsideration
31549 ofpublic 31226 of
  31227 public
31550 liberty,​ 31228 liberty,​
31551 science,​ 31229 science,​
31552 reason,​ 31230 reason,​
31553 industry,​ 31231 industry,​
31554 andeven 31232 and
31555 his 31233 even
31556 own 31234 hisown
31557 independency.​ 31235 independency.​
31558 If 31236 If
31559 he 31237 he
31560 givesindulgence 31238 gives
  31239 indulgence
31561 to 31240 to
31562 several 31241 several
31563 sects,​ 31242 sects,​
31564 which 31243 which
31565 is 31244 is
31566 thewiser 31245 thewiser
31567 maxim,​ 31246 maxim,​
31568 he 31247 he
31569 must 31248 must
31570 preserve 31249 preserve
31571 a 31250 a
31572 veryphilosophical 31251 very
  31252 philosophical
31573 indifference 31253 indifference
31574 to 31254 to
31575 all 31255 all
31576 of 31256 ofthem,​
31577 them,​and 31257 and
31578 carefully 31258 carefully
31579 restrain 31259 restrain
31580 the 31260 the
31581 pretensions 31261 pretensions
31582 ofthe 31262 of
  31263 the
31583 prevailing 31264 prevailing
31584 sect 31265 sect;​otherwise
31585 ;​  
31586 otherwise  
31587 he 31266 he
31588 canexpect 31267 can
  31268 expect
31589 nothing 31269 nothing
31590 but 31270 but
31591 endless 31271 endless
31592 disputes,​quarrels,​ 31272 disputes,​
31593 factions,​ 31273 quarrels,​
31594 persecutions,​ 31274 factions,​persecutions,​
31595 and 31275 and
31596 civil 31276 civil
31597 commotions.​/​True 31277 commotions.​True
31598 religion,​ 31278 religion,​
31599 I 31279 I
31600 allow,​ 31280 allow,​
31601 has 31281 has
31602 no 31282 no
31603 suchpernicious 31283 such
31604 consequences 31284 pernicious
31605 :​ 31285 consequences:​
31606 but 31286 but
31607 we 31287 we
31608 musttreat 31288 musttreat
31609 of 31289 of
31610 religion,​ 31290 religion,​
31611 as 31291 as
31612 it 31292 it
31613 has 31293 has
31614 commonlybeen 31294 commonly
  31295 been
31615 found 31296 found
31616 in 31297 in
31617 the 31298 the
31618 world;​ 31299 world;​
31619 nor 31300 nor
31620 have 31301 have
31621 Iany 31302 Iany
31622 thing 31303 thing
31623 to 31304 to
31624 do 31305 do
31625 with 31306 with
31626 that 31307 that
31627 speculativetenetNatur​al 31308 speculative
31628 Religion.​ 31309 tenet
31629 253tenet  
31630 of 31310 of
31631 Theism,​ 31311 Theism,​
31632 which,​ 31312 which,​
31633 as 31313 as
31634 it 31314 it
31635 is 31315 is
31636 a 31316 aspecies
31637 spe-​  
31638 PartXII.​cies  
31639 of 31317 of
31640 philosophy,​ 31318 philosophy,​
31641 must 31319 must
31642 partake 31320 partake
31643 of 31321 of
31644 the 31322 the
31645 c^-​Jbeneficial 31323 beneficial
31646 influence 31324 influence
31647 of 31325 of
31648 that 31326 thatprinciple,​
31649 principle,​and 31327 and
31650 at 31328 at
31651 the 31329 the
31652 same 31330 same
31653 time 31331 time
31654 must 31332 must
31655 lie 31333 lie
31656 under 31334 under
31657 alike 31335 a
  31336 like
31658 inconvenience,​ 31337 inconvenience,​
31659 of 31338 ofbeing
31660 being  
31661 always 31339 always
31662 confined 31340 confined
31663 to 31341 to
31664 very 31342 very
31665 few 31343 few
31666 persons.​Oaths 31344 persons.​Oaths
31667 are 31345 are
31668 requisite 31346 requisite
31669 in 31347 in
31670 all 31348 all
31671 courts 31349 courts
31672 ofjudicature;​ 31350 of
  31351 judicature;​
31673 but 31352 but
31674 it 31353 it
31675 is 31354 is
31676 a 31355 a
31677 question 31356 questionwhether
31678 whethertheir 31357 their
31679 authority 31358 authority
31680 arises 31359 arises
31681 from 31360 from
31682 any 31361 any
31683 popularreligion.​ 31362 popular
  31363 religion.​
31684 It 31364 It
31685 is 31365 is
31686 the 31366 thesolemnity
31687 solemnity  
31688 and 31367 and
31689 importance 31368 importance
31690 of 31369 of
31691 the 31370 the
31692 occasion,​ 31371 occasion,​
31693 the 31372 the
31694 regard 31373 regard
31695 toreputation,​ 31374 to
31696 and 31375 reputation,​
31697 the 31376 andthe
31698 reflecting 31377 reflecting
31699 on 31378 on
31700 thegeneral 31379 the
  31380 general
31701 interests 31381 interests
31702 of 31382 of
31703 society,​ 31383 society,​
31704 which 31384 which
31705 arethe 31385 are
31706 chief 31386 the
31707 restraints 31387 chiefrestraints
31708 upon 31388 upon
31709 mankind.​Custom-​house 31389 mankind.​
  31390 Custom-​house
31710 oaths 31391 oaths
31711 .​  
31712 and 31392 and
31713 political 31393 political
31714 oathsare 31394 oaths
31715 but 31395 are
31716 little 31396 butlittle
31717 regarded 31397 regarded
31718 even 31398 even
31719 by 31399 by
31720 somewho 31400 some
  31401 who
31721 pretend 31402 pretend
31722 to 31403 to
31723 principles 31404 principles
31724 of 31405 of
31725 honestyand 31406 honesty
31726 religion 31407 andreligion;​
31727 ;​  
31728 and 31408 and
31729 a 31409 a
31730 Quaker's 31410 Quaker's
31731 asseveration 31411 asseveration
31732 is 31412 is
31733 with 31413 with
31734 us 31414 us
Offset 31743, 561 lines modified Offset 31423, 555 lines modified
31743 of 31423 of
31744 any 31424 any
31745 other 31425 other
31746 person.​ 31426 person.​
31747 I 31427 I
31748 know,​ 31428 know,​
31749 that 31429 that
31750 Polybius 31430 POLYBIUS[Lib.​
31751 * 31431 vi.​
31752 ascribesthe 31432 cap.​
  31433 54.​]
  31434 ascribes
  31435 the
31753 infamy 31436 infamy
31754 of 31437 of
31755 Greek 31438 GREEK
31756 faith 31439 faith
31757 to 31440 to
31758 the 31441 the
31759 pre-​valency* 31442 prevalency
31760 Lib.​ 31443 ofthe
31761 vi.​ 31444 EPICUREAN
31762 cap.​ 31445 philosophy:​
31763 54.​•254 31446 but
31764 Dialogues  
31765 concerningPart  
31766 valency  
31767 of  
31768 the  
31769 Epicurean  
31770 philosophy:​but  
31771 I 31447 I
31772 know 31448 know
31773 also,​ 31449 also,​
31774 that 31450 that
31775 Punic 31451 Punic
31776 faith 31452 faith
31777 hadas 31453 had
  31454 as
31778 bad 31455 bad
31779 a 31456 areputation
31780 reputation  
31781 in 31457 in
31782 ancient 31458 ancient
31783 times,​ 31459 times
31784 asIrish 31460 as
  31461 Irish
31785 evidence 31462 evidence
31786 has 31463 has
31787 in 31464 in
31788 modern;​ 31465 modern;​
31789 thoughwe 31466 though
31790 cannot 31467 wecannot
31791 account 31468 account
31792 for 31469 for
31793 these 31470 these
31794 vulgar 31471 vulgar
31795 observations 31472 observations
31796 by 31473 by
31797 the 31474 the
31798 same 31475 same
31799 reason.​ 31476 reason.​
31800 Not 31477 Not
31801 tomention,​ 31478 tomention
31802 that 31479 that
31803 Greek 31480 Greek
31804 faith 31481 faith
31805 was 31482 was
31806 infamous 31483 infamous
31807 before 31484 before
31808 the 31485 the
31809 rise 31486 rise
31810 of 31487 of
31811 the 31488 the
31812 Epicureanphilosophy;​ 31489 Epicureanphilosophy;​
31813 and 31490 and
31814 Euripides 31491 EURIPIDES
31815 f,​ 31492 [Iphigenia
  31493 in
  31494 Tauride],​
31816 in 31495 in
31817 a 31496 a
31818 passage 31497 passage
31819 which 31498 which
31820 I 31499 Ishall
31821 shall  
31822 point 31500 point
31823 out 31501 out
31824 to 31502 to
31825 you,​ 31503 you,​
31826 hasglanced 31504 has
  31505 glanced
31827 a 31506 a
31828 remarkable 31507 remarkable
31829 stroke 31508 stroke
31830 of 31509 of
31831 satireagainst 31510 satire
31832 his 31511 againsthis
31833 nation,​ 31512 nation,​
31834 with 31513 with
31835 regard 31514 regard
31836 to 31515 to
31837 thiscircumstance.​Take 31516 this
  31517 circumstance.​Take
31838 care,​ 31518 care,​
31839 Philo,​ 31519 PHILO,​
31840 replied 31520 replied
31841 Clean-​thes,​ 31521 CLEANTHES,​
31842 take 31522 take
31843 care:​ 31523 care:​
31844 push 31524 push
31845 not 31525 not
31846 matters 31526 matters
31847 toofar:​ 31527 too
31848 allow 31528 far:​allow
31849 not 31529 not
31850 your 31530 your
31851 zeal 31531 zeal
31852 against 31532 against
31853 falsereligion 31533 false
  31534 religion
31854 to 31535 to
31855 undermine 31536 undermine
31856 your 31537 your
31857 venerationfor 31538 venerationfor
31858 the 31539 the
31859 true.​ 31540 true.​
31860 Forfeit 31541 Forfeit
31861 not 31542 not
31862 this 31543 this
31863 principle,​the 31544 principle,​
  31545 the
31864 chief,​ 31546 chief,​
31865 the 31547 the
31866 only 31548 only
31867 great 31549 greatcomfort
31868 comfort  
31869 in 31550 in
31870 life 31551 life;​
31871 ;​and 31552 and
31872 our 31553 our
31873 principal 31554 principal
31874 support 31555 support
31875 amidst 31556 amidst
31876 all 31557 all
31877 theattacks 31558 the
31878 of 31559 attacks
31879 adverse 31560 ofadverse
31880 fortune.​ 31561 fortune.​
31881 The 31562 The
31882 mostagreeable 31563 most
  31564 agreeable
31883 reflection,​ 31565 reflection,​
31884 which 31566 which
31885 it 31567 it
31886 is 31568 is
31887 possiblefor| 31569 possible
31888 Iphigenia 31570 forhuman
31889 in  
31890 Tauridc.​Natural  
31891 Religion.​  
31892 2.​55for  
31893 human  
31894 imagination 31571 imagination
31895 to 31572 to
31896 suggest,​ 31573 suggest,​
31897 is 31574 is
31898 p**?that 31575 that
31899 of 31576 of
31900 genuine 31577 genuine
31901 Theism,​ 31578 Theism,​
31902 which 31579 which
31903 repre-​ 31580 representsus
31904 ^-​^jsents  
31905 us  
31906 as 31581 as
31907 the 31582 the
31908 workmanship 31583 workmanship
31909 of 31584 of
31910 a 31585 a
31911 Beingperfectly 31586 Being
  31587 perfectly
31912 good,​ 31588 good,​
31913 wise,​ 31589 wise,​
31914 and 31590 and
31915 powerful 31591 powerful;​
31916 ;​who 31592 whocreated
31917 created  
31918 us 31593 us
31919 for 31594 for
31920 happiness;​ 31595 happiness;​
31921 and 31596 and
31922 who,​having 31597 who,​
  31598 having
31923 implanted 31599 implanted
31924 in 31600 in
31925 us 31601 us
31926 immeasurabledesires 31602 immeasurabledesires
31927 of 31603 of
31928 good,​ 31604 good,​
31929 will 31605 will
31930 prolong 31606 prolong
31931 our 31607 our
31932 existence 31608 existence
31933 to 31609 to
31934 all 31610 all
31935 eternity,​ 31611 eternity,​
31936 and 31612 and
31937 will 31613 willtransfer
31938 transfer 31614 us
31939 usinto 31615 into
31940 an 31616 an
31941 infinite 31617 infinite
31942 variety 31618 variety
31943 of 31619 of
31944 scenes,​ 31620 scenes,​
31945 in 31621 in
31946 order 31622 order
31947 to 31623 to
31948 satisfy 31624 satisfy
31949 those 31625 thosedesires,​
31950 desires,​  
31951 and 31626 and
31952 renderour 31627 render
  31628 our
31953 felicity 31629 felicity
31954 complete 31630 complete
31955 and 31631 and
31956 durable.​ 31632 durable.​
31957 Nextto 31633 Next
  31634 to
31958 such 31635 such
31959 a 31636 aBeing
31960 Being  
31961 himself 31637 himself
31962 (if 31638 (if
31963 the 31639 the
31964 comparison 31640 comparison
31965 be 31641 be
31966 allowed)​,​ 31642 allowed)​,​
31967 the 31643 the
31968 happiest 31644 happiest
31969 lot 31645 lot
31970 whichwe 31646 which
31971 can 31647 wecan
31972 imagine,​ 31648 imagine,​
31973 is 31649 is
31974 that 31650 that
31975 of 31651 of
31976 being 31652 being
31977 underhis 31653 under
  31654 his
31978 guardianship 31655 guardianship
31979 and 31656 and
31980 protection.​These 31657 protection.​These
31981 appearances,​ 31658 appearances,​
31982 said 31659 said
31983 Philo,​ 31660 PHILO,​
31984 aremost 31661 are
  31662 most
31985 engaging 31663 engaging
31986 and 31664 and
31987 alluring 31665 alluring;​
31988 ;​  
31989 and 31666 and
31990 withregard 31667 withregard
31991 to 31668 to
31992 the 31669 the
31993 true 31670 true
31994 philosopher,​ 31671 philosopher,​
31995 they 31672 they
31996 aremore 31673 are
  31674 more
31997 than 31675 than
31998 appearances.​ 31676 appearances.​
31999 But 31677 But
32000 it 31678 ithappens
32001 happenshere,​ 31679 here,​
32002 as 31680 as
32003 in 31681 in
32004 the 31682 the
32005 former 31683 former
32006 case,​ 31684 case,​
32007 that,​ 31685 that,​
32008 withregard 31686 with
  31687 regard
32009 to 31688 to
32010 the 31689 the
32011 greater 31690 greaterpart
32012 part  
32013 of 31691 of
32014 mankind,​the 31692 mankind,​
  31693 the
32015 appearances 31694 appearances
32016 are 31695 are
32017 deceitful,​ 31696 deceitful,​
32018 and 31697 and
32019 thatthe256 31698 that
32020 Dialogues 31699 the
32021 concerningPart  
32022 ^g  
32023 terrors 31700 terrors
32024 of 31701 ofreligion
32025 religion  
32026 commonly 31702 commonly
32027 pre-​v^vO 31703 prevail
32028 vail  
32029 above 31704 above
32030 its 31705 its
32031 comforts.​It 31706 comforts.​It
32032 is 31707 is
32033 allowed,​ 31708 allowed,​
32034 that 31709 that
32035 men 31710 men
32036 never 31711 never
32037 haverecourse 31712 have
  31713 recourse
32038 to 31714 to
32039 devotion 31715 devotion
32040 so 31716 so
32041 readily 31717 readily
32042 as 31718 aswhen
32043 whendejected 31719 dejected
32044 with 31720 with
32045 grief 31721 grief
32046 or 31722 or
32047 depressed 31723 depressed
32048 withsickness.​ 31724 with
  31725 sickness.​
32049 Is 31726 Is
32050 not 31727 not
32051 this 31728 this
32052 a 31729 a
32053 proof,​ 31730 proof,​that
32054 that 31731 the
32055 thereligious 31732 religious
32056 spirit 31733 spirit
32057 is 31734 is
32058 not 31735 not
32059 so 31736 so
32060 nearly 31737 nearly
32061 allied 31738 allied
32062 tojoy 31739 to
  31740 joy
32063 as 31741 as
32064 to 31742 to
32065 sorrow?But 31743 sorrow?But
32066 men,​ 31744 men,​
32067 when 31745 when
32068 afflicted,​ 31746 afflicted,​
32069 find 31747 find
32070 consolation 31748 consolation
32071 in 31749 in
32072 religion,​ 31750 religion,​
32073 replied 31751 replied
32074 Cleanthes.​Sometimes,​ 31752 CLEANTHES.​Sometimes,​
32075 said 31753 said
32076 Philo:​ 31754 PHILO:​
32077 but 31755 but
32078 it 31756 it
32079 is 31757 is
32080 natural 31758 natural
32081 to 31759 to
32082 imagine,​ 31760 imagine,​
32083 that 31761 that
32084 they 31762 they
32085 will 31763 will
32086 form 31764 forma
32087 anotion 31765 notion
32088 of 31766 of
32089 those 31767 those
32090 unknown 31768 unknown
32091 beings,​ 31769 beings,​
32092 suitably 31770 suitably
32093 to 31771 to
32094 the 31772 the
32095 present 31773 present
32096 gloom 31774 gloom
32097 and 31775 andmelancholy
32098 melancholy  
32099 of 31776 of
32100 their 31777 their
32101 temper,​ 31778 temper,​
32102 when 31779 when
32103 they 31780 they
32104 betakethemselves 31781 betake
  31782 themselves
32105 to 31783 to
32106 the 31784 thecontemplation
32107 contemplation 31785 of
32108 ofthem.​Accordingly,​ 31786 them.​
  31787 Accordingly,​
32109 we 31788 we
32110 find 31789 find
32111 the 31790 the
32112 tremendousimages 31791 tremendous
32113 to 31792 images
32114 predominate 31793 topredominate
32115 in 31794 in
32116 all 31795 all
32117 religions;​and 31796 religions;​
  31797 and
32118 we 31798 we
32119 ourselves,​ 31799 ourselves,​
32120 after 31800 after
32121 having 31801 having
32122 employed 31802 employed
32123 the 31803 themost
32124 most  
32125 exalted 31804 exalted
32126 expression 31805 expression
32127 in 31806 in
32128 ourdescriptions 31807 our
  31808 descriptions
32129 of 31809 of
32130 the 31810 the
32131 Deity,​ 31811 Deity,​
32132 fall 31812 fall
32133 into 31813 into
32134 theflattest 31814 theflattest
32135 contradiction,​ 31815 contradiction
32136 in 31816 in
32137 affirming,​ 31817 affirming
32138 thattheNatural 31818 that
32139 Religion.​ 31819 the
32140 257the  
32141 damned 31820 damned
32142 are 31821 are
32143 infinitely 31822 infinitelysuperior
32144 superior  
32145 in 31823 in
32146 pARTnumber 31824 number
32147 to 31825 to
32148 the 31826 the
32149 elect.​ 31827 elect.​I
32150 .​  
32151 k^jI  
32152 shall 31828 shall
32153 venture 31829 venture
32154 to 31830 to
32155 affirm,​ 31831 affirm,​
32156 that 31832 that
32157 therenever 31833 there
  31834 never
32158 was 31835 was
32159 a 31836 a
32160 popular 31837 popular
32161 religion,​ 31838 religion,​
32162 which 31839 whichrepresented
32163 represented  
32164 the 31840 the
32165 state 31841 state
32166 of 31842 of
32167 departed 31843 departed
32168 souls 31844 souls
32169 insuch 31845 in
  31846 such
32170 a 31847 a
32171 light,​ 31848 light,​
32172 as 31849 as
32173 would 31850 would
32174 render 31851 renderit
32175 it 31852 eligible
32176 eligiblefor 31853 for
32177 human 31854 human
32178 kind,​ 31855 kind
32179 that 31856 that
32180 there 31857 there
32181 should 31858 should
32182 besuch 31859 be
  31860 such
32183 a 31861 a
32184 state.​ 31862 state.​
32185 These 31863 These
32186 fine 31864 finemodels
32187 models  
32188 of 31865 of
32189 religion 31866 religion
32190 are 31867 are
32191 the 31868 the
32192 mere 31869 mere
32193 product 31870 product
32194 of 31871 of
32195 philosophy.​ 31872 philosophy.​
32196 For 31873 For
32197 as 31874 as
32198 death 31875 death
32199 lies 31876 liesbetween
32200 between  
32201 the 31877 the
32202 eyeand 31878 eye
  31879 and
32203 the 31880 the
32204 prospect 31881 prospect
32205 of 31882 of
32206 futurity,​ 31883 futurity,​
32207 that 31884 that
32208 eventis 31885 event
  31886 is
32209 so 31887 so
32210 shocking 31888 shockingto
32211 to  
32212 Nature,​ 31889 Nature,​
32213 that 31890 that
32214 it 31891 it
32215 mustthrow 31892 must
  31893 throw
32216 a 31894 a
32217 gloom 31895 gloom
32218 on 31896 on
32219 all 31897 all
32220 the 31898 the
32221 regions 31899 regions
32222 whichlie 31900 which
32223 beyond 31901 lie
32224 it 31902 beyondit;​
32225 ;​  
32226 and 31903 and
32227 suggest 31904 suggest
32228 to 31905 to
32229 the 31906 the
32230 generality 31907 generality
32231 of 31908 of
32232 mankind 31909 mankind
32233 the 31910 the
32234 idea 31911 idea
32235 of 31912 of
32236 Cerberusand 31913 CERBERUS
32237 Furies 31914 andFURIES;​
32238 ;​  
32239 devils,​ 31915 devils,​
32240 and 31916 and
32241 torrents 31917 torrents
32242 of 31918 of
32243 fireand 31919 fire
  31920 and
32244 brimstone.​It 31921 brimstone.​It
32245 is 31922 is
32246 true,​ 31923 true,​
32247 both 31924 both
32248 fear 31925 fear
32249 and 31926 and
32250 hope 31927 hope
32251 enterinto 31928 enter
  31929 into
32252 religion;​ 31930 religion;​
32253 because 31931 because
32254 both 31932 both
32255 these 31933 thesepassions,​
32256 passions,​  
32257 at 31934 at
32258 different 31935 different
32259 times,​ 31936 times,​
32260 agitate 31937 agitate
32261 the 31938 the
32262 human 31939 human
32263 mind,​ 31940 mind,​
32264 and 31941 and
32265 each 31942 each
32266 of 31943 of
32267 them 31944 themforms
32268 forms 31945 a
32269 aipecies 31946 species
32270 of 31947 of
32271 divinity 31948 divinity
32272 suitable 31949 suitable
32273 to 31950 to
32274 itself.​ 31951 itself.​
32275 Butwhen258 31952 But
32276 Dialogues  
32277 concerningPart  
32278 when 31953 when
32279 a 31954 a
32280 man 31955 man
32281 is 31956 is
32282 in 31957 in
32283 a 31958 acheerful
32284 cheerful 31959 disposition,​
32285 disposition,​he 31960 he
32286 is 31961 is
32287 fit 31962 fit
32288 for 31963 for
32289 business,​ 31964 business,​
32290 or 31965 or
32291 company,​ 31966 company,​
32292 orentertainment 31967 orentertainment
32293 of 31968 of
32294 any 31969 any
32295 kind 31970 kind;​
32296 ;​  
32297 and 31971 and
32298 he 31972 he
32299 naturally 31973 naturally
32300 applies 31974 applies
32301 himself 31975 himself
32302 to 31976 to
32303 these,​ 31977 these,​
Offset 32315, 878 lines modified Offset 31989, 3517 lines modified
32315 todo 31989 todo
32316 but 31990 but
32317 brood 31991 brood
32318 upon 31992 upon
32319 the 31993 the
32320 terrors 31994 terrors
32321 of 31995 of
32322 theinvisible 31996 the
  31997 invisible
32323 world,​ 31998 world,​
32324 and 31999 and
32325 to 32000 to
32326 plunge 32001 plungehimself
32327 himselfstill 32002 still
32328 deeper 32003 deeper
32329 in 32004 in
32330 affliction.​ 32005 affliction.​
32331 It 32006 It
32332 may,​ 32007 may
32333 indeed,​happen,​ 32008 indeed
  32009 happen,​
32334 that 32010 that
32335 after 32011 after
32336 he 32012 hehas,​
32337 has,​  
32338 in 32013 in
32339 this 32014 this
32340 manner,​ 32015 manner,​
32341 engraved 32016 engraved
32342 the 32017 the
32343 religious 32018 religious
32344 opinionsdeep 32019 opinions
  32020 deep
32345 into 32021 into
32346 his 32022 histhought
32347 thought  
32348 and 32023 and
32349 imagination,​there 32024 imagination,​
  32025 there
32350 may 32026 may
32351 arrive 32027 arrive
32352 a 32028 a
32353 change 32029 change
32354 of 32030 of
32355 health 32031 health
32356 orcircumstances,​ 32032 orcircumstances,​
32357 which 32033 which
32358 may 32034 may
32359 restore 32035 restore
32360 hisgood-​humour,​ 32036 his
  32037 good
  32038 humour,​
32361 and 32039 and
32362 raising 32040 raising
32363 cheerful 32041 cheerfulprospects
32364 prospects  
32365 of 32042 of
32366 futurity,​ 32043 futurity,​
32367 make 32044 make
32368 him 32045 him
32369 run 32046 run
32370 intothe 32047 into
  32048 the
32371 other 32049 other
32372 extreme 32050 extreme
32373 of 32051 of
32374 joy 32052 joy
32375 and 32053 andtriumph.​
32376 triumph.​But 32054 But
32377 still 32055 still
32378 it 32056 it
32379 must 32057 must
32380 be 32058 be
32381 acknowedged,​ 32059 acknowledged,​
32382 that,​as 32060 that,​
  32061 as
32383 terror 32062 terror
32384 is 32063 is
32385 the 32064 theprimary
32386 primary  
32387 principle 32065 principle
32388 of 32066 of
32389 religion,​ 32067 religion,​
32390 it 32068 it
32391 is 32069 is
32392 the 32070 the
32393 passion 32071 passion
32394 which 32072 which
32395 alwayspredominates 32073 alwayspredominates
32396 in 32074 in
32397 it,​ 32075 it,​
32398 and 32076 and
32399 admits 32077 admits
32400 but 32078 but
32401 ofshort 32079 of
  32080 short
32402 intervals 32081 intervals
32403 of 32082 of
32404 pleasure.​Not 32083 pleasure.​Not
32405 to 32084 to
32406 mention,​ 32085 mention,​
32407 that 32086 that
32408 these 32087 these
32409 fits 32088 fits
32410 ofexcessive.​•*>'Natural 32089 of
32411 Religion.​ 32090 excessive,​
32412 259excessive,​  
32413 enthusiastic 32091 enthusiastic
32414 joy,​ 32092 joy,​
32415 by 32093 byexhausting
32416 exhaust-​  
32417 P**Ting  
32418 the 32094 the
32419 spirits,​ 32095 spirits,​
32420 always 32096 always
32421 prepare 32097 prepare
32422 the 32098 the
32423 way^rJfor 32099 way
  32100 for
32424 equal 32101 equal
32425 fits 32102 fits
32426 of 32103 ofsuperstitious
32427 superstitious  
32428 terror 32104 terror
32429 anddejection 32105 and
32430 ;​ 32106 dejection;​
32431 nor 32107 nor
32432 is 32108 is
32433 there 32109 there
32434 any 32110 any
32435 state 32111 state
32436 of 32112 of
32437 mindso 32113 mind
32438 happy 32114 sohappy
32439 as 32115 as
32440 the 32116 the
32441 calm 32117 calm
32442 and 32118 and
32443 equable.​ 32119 equable.​
32444 Butthis 32120 But
  32121 this
32445 state 32122 state
32446 it 32123 it
32447 is 32124 is
32448 impossible 32125 impossible
32449 to 32126 tosupport,​
32450 support,​where 32127 where
32451 a 32128 a
32452 man 32129 man
32453 thinks,​ 32130 thinks
32454 that 32131 that
32455 he 32132 he
32456 lies,​ 32133 lies
32457 in 32134 in
32458 suchprofound 32135 such
  32136 profound
32459 darkness 32137 darkness
32460 and 32138 anduncertainty,​
32461 uncertainty,​  
32462 between 32139 between
32463 an 32140 an
32464 eternity 32141 eternity
32465 of 32142 of
32466 happiness 32143 happiness
32467 and 32144 and
32468 aneternity 32145 an
  32146 eternity
32469 of 32147 of
32470 misery.​ 32148 misery.​No
32471 No 32149 wonder
32472 wonder,​ 32150 that
32473 thatsuch 32151 such
32474 an 32152 an
32475 opinion 32153 opinion
32476 disjoints 32154 disjoints
32477 the 32155 the
32478 ordinaryframe 32156 ordinary
  32157 frame
32479 of 32158 of
32480 the 32159 the
32481 mind,​ 32160 mind,​and
32482 and  
32483 throws 32161 throws
32484 it 32162 it
32485 intothe 32163 into
  32164 the
32486 utmost 32165 utmost
32487 confusion.​ 32166 confusion.​
32488 And 32167 And
32489 though 32168 though
32490 thatopinion 32169 that
32491 is 32170 opinion
32492 seldom 32171 isseldom
32493 so 32172 so
32494 steady 32173 steady
32495 in 32174 in
32496 its 32175 its
32497 operation 32176 operation
32498 as 32177 as
32499 to 32178 to
32500 influence 32179 influence
32501 all 32180 all
32502 the 32181 the
32503 actions 32182 actions;​
32504 ;​yet 32183 yet
32505 is 32184 itis
32506 it  
32507 apt 32185 apt
32508 to 32186 to
32509 make 32187 make
32510 a 32188 a
32511 considerablebreach 32189 considerable
  32190 breach
32512 in 32191 in
32513 the 32192 the
32514 temper,​ 32193 temper,​
32515 and 32194 and
32516 to 32195 to
32517 producethat 32196 produce
32518 gloom 32197 thatgloom
32519 and 32198 and
32520 melancholy 32199 melancholy
32521 so 32200 so
32522 remarkable 32201 remarkable
32523 in 32202 in
32524 all 32203 all
32525 devout 32204 devout
32526 people.​It 32205 people.​It
32527 is 32206 is
32528 contrary 32207 contrary
32529 to 32208 to
32530 common 32209 common
32531 sense 32210 sense
32532 toentertain 32211 to
  32212 entertain
32533 apprehensions 32213 apprehensions
32534 or 32214 or
32535 terrors 32215 terrors
32536 uponaccount 32216 uponaccount
32537 of 32217 of
32538 any 32218 any
32539 opinion 32219 opinion
32540 whatsoever,​ 32220 whatsoever,​
32541 orto 32221 or
  32222 to
32542 imagine 32223 imagine
32543 that 32224 that
32544 we 32225 we
32545 run 32226 run
32546 any 32227 any
32547 rifle 32228 riskhereafter,​
32548 here-​/​  
32549 .​  
32550 afteriGo  
32551 Dialogues  
32552 concerningPart  
32553 after,​  
32554 by 32229 by
32555 the 32230 the
32556 freest;​ 32231 freest
32557 use 32232 use
32558 of 32233 of
32559 our 32234 our
32560 reason.​Such 32235 reason.​
  32236 Such
32561 a 32237 a
32562 sentiment 32238 sentiment
32563 implies 32239 implies
32564 both 32240 bothan
32565 an  
32566 absurdity 32241 absurdity
32567 and 32242 and
32568 an 32243 an
32569 inconsistency.​ 32244 inconsistency.​
32570 It 32245 It
32571 is 32246 is
32572 an 32247 an
32573 absurdity 32248 absurdity
32574 to 32249 to
32575 believe 32250 believe
32576 that 32251 that
32577 the 32252 theDeity
32578 Deity  
32579 has 32253 has
32580 human 32254 human
32581 passions,​ 32255 passions,​
32582 and 32256 and
32583 one 32257 one
32584 of 32258 of
32585 the 32259 the
32586 lowest 32260 lowest
32587 ofhuman 32261 of
  32262 human
32588 passions,​ 32263 passions,​
32589 a 32264 arestless
32590 restless  
32591 appetite 32265 appetite
32592 forapplause.​ 32266 for
  32267 applause.​
32593 It 32268 It
32594 is 32269 is
32595 an 32270 an
32596 inconsistency 32271 inconsistency
32597 to 32272 to
32598 believe,​ 32273 believe,​
32599 that,​ 32274 that,​since
32600 since  
32601 the 32275 the
32602 Deity 32276 Deity
32603 has 32277 has
32604 this 32278 this
32605 human 32279 human
32606 passion,​ 32280 passion,​
32607 he 32281 he
32608 has 32282 has
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32610 others 32284 others
32611 also;​ 32285 also;​
32612 andin 32286 and,​
32613 particular,​ 32287 inparticular,​
32614 a 32288 a
32615 disregard 32289 disregard
32616 to 32290 to
32617 the 32291 the
32618 opinions 32292 opinions
32619 of 32293 of
32620 creatures 32294 creatures
32621 so 32295 so
32622 much 32296 much
32623 inferior.​To 32297 inferior.​To
32624 know 32298 know
32625 God,​ 32299 God,​
32626 says 32300 says
32627 Seneca,​ 32301 SENECA,​
32628 is 32302 is
32629 to 32303 to
32630 "worship 32304 worship
32631 him.​ 32305 him.​
32632 All 32306 All
32633 other 32307 other
32634 worship 32308 worship
32635 is 32309 is
32636 indeedabsurd,​ 32310 indeedabsurd,​
32637 superstitious,​ 32311 superstitious,​
32638 and 32312 and
32639 even 32313 even
32640 impious.​It 32314 impious.​
  32315 It
32641 degrades 32316 degrades
32642 him 32317 him
32643 to 32318 to
32644 the 32319 the
32645 low 32320 lowcondition
32646 condition 32321 of
32647 ofmankind,​ 32322 mankind,​
32648 who 32323 who
32649 are 32324 are
32650 delighted 32325 delighted
32651 with 32326 with
32652 in-​treaty,​ 32327 entreaty,​
32653 solicitation,​ 32328 solicitation,​presents,​
32654 presents,​  
32655 and 32329 and
32656 flattery.​ 32330 flattery.​
32657 Yet 32331 Yet
32658 is 32332 is
32659 this 32333 this
32660 impiety 32334 impiety
32661 the 32335 the
32662 smallestof 32336 smallest
32663 which 32337 of
32664 superstition 32338 whichsuperstition
32665 is 32339 is
32666 guilty.​ 32340 guilty.​
32667 Commonly,​ 32341 Commonly,​
32668 it 32342 it
32669 depresses 32343 depresses
32670 the 32344 the
32671 Deity 32345 Deity
32672 far 32346 far
32673 belowthe 32347 below
32674 condition 32348 thecondition
32675 of 32349 of
32676 mankind 32350 mankind;​
32677 ;​  
32678 and 32351 and
32679 represents 32352 represents
32680 him 32353 him
32681 as 32354 as
32682 a 32355 a
32683 capricious 32356 capricious
32684 dæmon,​ 32357 DEMON,​
32685 whoexercises 32358 whoexercises
32686 his 32359 his
32687 power 32360 power
32688 without 32361 without
32689 reason 32362 reason
32690 andwithoutNatural 32363 and
32691 Religion.​ 32364 without
32692 261without 32365 humanity!
32693 humanity  
32694 !  
32695 And 32366 And
32696 were 32367 were
32697 that 32368 thatDivine
32698 Di-​  
32699 P*RT'vine  
32700 Being 32369 Being
32701 disposed 32370 disposed
32702 to 32371 to
32703 be 32372 be
32704 offended 32373 offended
32705 at 32374 at
32706 ^^^jthe 32375 the
32707 vices 32376 vices
32708 and 32377 and
32709 follies 32378 follies
32710 of 32379 of
32711 filly 32380 sillymortals,​
32712 mortals,​who 32381 who
32713 are 32382 are
32714 his 32383 his
32715 own 32384 own
32716 workmanship 32385 workmanship,​
32717 ;​ 32386 ill
32718 illwould 32387 would
32719 it 32388 it
32720 surely 32389 surely
32721 fare 32390 fare
32722 with 32391 with
32723 the 32392 thevotaries
32724 votariesof 32393 of
32725 most 32394 most
32726 popular 32395 popular
32727 superstitions.​ 32396 superstitions.​
32728 Norwould 32397 Nor
  32398 would
32729 any 32399 any
32730 of 32400 of
32731 human 32401 human
32732 race 32402 race
32733 merit 32403 merithis
32734 hisfavour,​ 32404 favour,​
32735 but 32405 but
32736 a 32406 a
32737 very 32407 very
32738 few,​ 32408 few,​
32739 the 32409 the
32740 philosophicalTheists,​ 32410 philosophical
  32411 Theists,​
32741 who 32412 who
32742 entertain,​ 32413 entertain,​
32743 or 32414 orrather
32744 rather 32415 indeed
32745 indeedendeavour 32416 endeavour
32746 to 32417 to
32747 entertain,​ 32418 entertain,​
32748 suitable 32419 suitable
32749 notionsof 32420 notions
  32421 of
32750 his 32422 his
32751 divine 32423 Divineperfections:​
32752 perfections:​  
32753 As 32424 As
32754 the 32425 the
32755 onlypersons,​ 32426 only
32756 intitled 32427 persons
  32428 entitled
32757 to 32429 to
32758 his 32430 his
32759 compassion 32431 compassion
32760 andindulgence,​ 32432 andindulgence
32761 would 32433 would
32762 be 32434 be
32763 the 32435 the
32764 philosophicalSceptics​,​ 32436 philosophical
  32437 Sceptics,​
32765 a 32438 a
32766 sect 32439 sect
32767 almost 32440 almost
32768 equally 32441 equallyrare,​
32769 rare,​ 32442 who,​
32770 who,​from 32443 from
32771 a 32444 a
32772 natural 32445 natural
32773 diffidence 32446 diffidence
32774 of 32447 of
32775 their 32448 their
32776 owncapacity,​ 32449 own
  32450 capacity,​
32777 suspend,​ 32451 suspend,​
32778 or 32452 orendeavour
32779 endeavour  
32780 to 32453 to
32781 suspend,​ 32454 suspend,​
32782 all 32455 all
32783 judgment 32456 judgement
32784 with 32457 with
32785 regard 32458 regard
32786 to 32459 to
32787 suchsublime  
32788 and  
32789 such 32460 such
32790 extraordinary 32461 sublime
  32462 and
  32463 suchextraordinary
32791 subjects.​If 32464 subjects.​If
32792 the 32465 the
32793 whole 32466 whole
32794 of 32467 of
32795 Natural 32468 Natural
32796 Theology,​ 32469 Theology,​
32797 assome 32470 as
  32471 some
32798 people 32472 people
32799 seem 32473 seem
32800 to 32474 to
32801 maintain,​ 32475 maintain,​resolves
32802 resolvesitself 32476 itself
32803 into 32477 into
32804 one 32478 one
32805 simple,​ 32479 simple,​
32806 though 32480 though
32807 somewhat 32481 somewhat
32808 ambiguous,​ 32482 ambiguous,​
32809 at 32483 at
32810 least 32484 leastundefined
32811 undefined 32485 proposition,​
32812 pro-​It  
32813 position,​262  
32814 Dialogues  
32815 concerning5>aRT  
32816 position,​  
32817 That 32486 That
32818 the 32487 the
32819 cause 32488 cause
32820 or 32489 or
32821 causes 32490 causes
32822 of 32491 of
32823 order\^rl> 32492 order
32824 in 32493 in
32825 the 32494 the
32826 universe 32495 universeprobably
32827 probably  
32828 bear 32496 bear
32829 some 32497 some
32830 remoteanalogy 32498 remote
  32499 analogy
32831 to 32500 to
32832 human 32501 human
32833 intelligence:​ 32502 intelligence:​
32834 If 32503 If
32835 thisproposition 32504 thisproposition
32836 be 32505 be
32837 not 32506 not
32838 capable 32507 capable
32839 of 32508 of
32840 extension,​variation,​ 32509 extension,​
  32510 variation,​
32841 or 32511 or
32842 more 32512 more
32843 particular 32513 particularexplication​:​
32844 explication  
32845 :​  
32846 If 32514 If
32847 it 32515 it
32848 affords 32516 affords
32849 no 32517 no
32850 inference 32518 inference
32851 thataffects 32519 that
  32520 affects
32852 human 32521 human
32853 life,​ 32522 life,​
32854 or 32523 or
32855 can 32524 canbe
32856 be  
32857 the 32525 the
32858 sourceof 32526 source
  32527 of
32859 any 32528 any
32860 action 32529 action
32861 or 32530 or
32862 forbearance 32531 forbearance:​
32863 :​  
32864 And 32532 And
32865 ifthe 32533 if
  32534 the
32866 analogy,​ 32535 analogy,​
32867 imperfect 32536 imperfectas
32868 as  
32869 it 32537 it
32870 is,​ 32538 is,​
32871 can 32539 can
32872 becarried 32540 be
  32541 carried
32873 no 32542 no
32874 farther 32543 further
32875 than 32544 than
32876 to 32545 to
32877 the 32546 the
32878 humanintelligence 32547 human
32879 ;​ 32548 intelligence,​
32880 and 32549 andcannot
32881 cannot  
32882 be 32550 be
32883 transferred,​with 32551 transferred,​
  32552 with
32884 any 32553 any
32885 appearance 32554 appearance
32886 of 32555 of
32887 probability,​ 32556 probability,​
32888 tothe 32557 to
32889 other 32558 the
32890 qualities 32559 otherqualities
32891 of 32560 of
32892 the 32561 the
32893 mind 32562 mind;​
32894 :​ 32563 if
32895 If 32564 this
32896 thisreally 32565 really
32897 be* 32566 be
32898 the 32567 the
32899 case,​ 32568 case,​
32900 what 32569 what
32901 can 32570 can
32902 the 32571 the
32903 mostinquisitive,​ 32572 mostinquisitive,​
32904 contemplative,​ 32573 contemplative,​
32905 and 32574 and
32906 religiousman 32575 religious
  32576 man
32907 do 32577 do
32908 more 32578 more
32909 than 32579 than
32910 give 32580 give
32911 a 32581 a
32912 plain,​ 32582 plain,​philosophical
32913 philosophical  
32914 assent 32583 assent
32915 to 32584 to
32916 the 32585 the
32917 proposition,​ 32586 proposition,​
32918 asoften 32587 as
  32588 often
32919 as 32589 as
32920 it 32590 it
32921 occurs 32591 occurs,​
32922 ;​ 32592 andbelieve
32923 and  
32924 believe  
32925 that 32593 that
32926 thearguments 32594 the
  32595 arguments
32927 on 32596 on
32928 which 32597 which
32929 it 32598 it
32930 is 32599 is
32931 established,​exceed 32600 established
32932 the 32601 exceed
32933 objections 32602 theobjections
32934 which 32603 which
32935 lie 32604 lie
32936 againstit 32605 against
32937 ? 32606 it?
32938 Some 32607 Some
32939 astonishment 32608 astonishment,​
32940 indeed 32609 indeed,​
32941 will 32610 willnaturally
32942 naturally  
32943 arise 32611 arise
32944 from 32612 from
32945 the 32613 the
32946 greatness 32614 greatness
32947 of 32615 of
32948 theobject 32616 the
32949 ;​ 32617 object;​
32950 some 32618 some
32951 melancholy 32619 melancholy
32952 from 32620 fromits
32953 its 32621 obscurity;​
32954 obscurity  
32955 ;​  
32956 some 32622 some
32957 contempt 32623 contempt
32958 of 32624 of
32959 human 32625 human
32960 reason.​Natural 32626 reason,​
32961 Religion.​  
32962 263son,​  
32963 that 32627 that
32964 it 32628 it
32965 can 32629 can
32966 give 32630 give
32967 no 32631 nosolution
32968 solution  
32969 more 32632 more
32970 ^*RjTsatisfactory 32633 satisfactory
32971 with 32634 with
32972 regard 32635 regard
32973 to 32636 to
32974 so 32637 so
32975 extraor-​ 32638 extraordinary
32976 ^^jdinary 32639 andmagnificent
32977 and  
32978 magnificent  
32979 a 32640 a
32980 question.​ 32641 question.​
32981 Butbelieve 32642 But
  32643 believe
32982 me,​ 32644 me,​
32983 Cleanthes,​ 32645 CLEANTHES,​
32984 the 32646 the
32985 most 32647 most
32986 natural 32648 naturalsentiment
32987 sentiment,​  
32988 which 32649 which
32989 a 32650 a
32990 well-​disposedmind 32651 well-​disposed
  32652 mind
32991 will 32653 will
32992 feel 32654 feel
32993 on 32655 on
32994 this 32656 this
32995 occasion,​ 32657 occasion,​
32996 is 32658 is
32997 a 32659 alonging
32998 longing  
32999 desire 32660 desire
33000 and 32661 and
33001 expectation,​ 32662 expectation
33002 that 32663 that
33003 heavenwould 32664 Heaven
  32665 would
33004 be 32666 be
33005 pleased 32667 pleased
33006 to 32668 to
33007 dissipate,​ 32669 dissipate,​at
33008 at 32670 least
33009 leastalleviate,​ 32671 alleviate,​
33010 this 32672 this
33011 profound 32673 profound
33012 ignorance,​ 32674 ignorance,​
33013 byaffording 32675 by
  32676 affording
33014 some 32677 some
33015 more 32678 moreparticular
33016 particular  
33017 revelation 32679 revelation
33018 to 32680 to
33019 mankind,​ 32681 mankind,​
33020 and 32682 and
33021 making 32683 making
33022 discoveries 32684 discoveries
33023 of 32685 of
33024 the 32686 the
33025 nature,​ 32687 nature,​attributes,​
33026 attributes,​  
33027 and 32688 and
33028 operations',​ 32689 operations
33029 of 32690 of
33030 the 32691 the
33031 divine 32692 Divine
33032 object 32693 object
33033 ofour 32694 of
33034 faith.​A 32695 our
33035 person,​ 32696 faith.​
33036 seasoned 32697 A
  32698 person,​seasoned
33037 with 32699 with
33038 a 32700 a
33039 just 32701 just
33040 sense 32702 sense
33041 ofthe 32703 of
  32704 the
33042 imperfections 32705 imperfections
33043 of 32706 of
33044 natural 32707 natural
33045 reason,​will 32708 reason,​
33046 fly 32709 willfly
33047 to 32710 to
33048 revealed 32711 revealed
33049 truth 32712 truth
33050 with 32713 with
33051 thegreatest 32714 the
  32715 greatest
33052 avidity:​ 32716 avidity:​
33053 While 32717 While
33054 the 32718 the
33055 haughtyDogmatist,​ 32719 haughtyDogmatist,​
33056 persuaded 32720 persuaded
33057 that 32721 that
33058 he 32722 he
33059 can 32723 can
33060 erecta 32724 erect
  32725 a
33061 complete 32726 complete
33062 system 32727 system
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